Table 3.
Mean (± standard deviation) graft and tibial tunnel dimensions from three-dimensional reconstructions of two-dimensional computed tomographic images obtained 4 and 8 weeks after tibial graft fixation with GraftGrab™ or Bio-Post™ implants
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| GraftGrab n = 7 |
Bio-Post n = 7 |
GraftGrab n = 7 |
Bio-Post n = 7 |
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| Graft volume (mm3) | 1727 ± 360.1 | 1887 ± 371.4 | 1832 ± 375.0 | 1943 ± 365.4 |
| Graft surface area (mm2) | 1292 ± 134.1 | 1408 ± 221.2 | 1387 ± 239.6 | 1352 ± 215.6 |
| Intra-articular graft volume (mm3) | 943.8 ± 302.6 | 1057 ± 246.6 | 1040 ± 279.5 | 1148 ± 148.7 |
| Intra-articular graft surface area (mm2) | 724.5 ± 157.4 | 790.2 ± 124.7 | 781.5 ± 176.2 | 777.8 ± 81.9 |
| Intra-articular graft length (mm) | 21.7 ± 3.1 | 22.6 ± 2.1 | 22.4 ± 3.1 | 23.2 ± 1.7 |
| Tibial tunnel volume (mm3) | 591.1 ± 113.2 | 562.7 ± 162 | 563.2 ± 154.1 | 552.2 ± 193 |
| Cortical tibial tunnel exit circumference (mm) | 22.5 ± 2.9 | 21.6 ± 2.6 | 22.4 ± 3.7 | 19.8 ± 6.2 |