TABLE I.
Preoperative Characteristics of Patients According to Femoral Tunnel Technique
| Transtibial (N = 229) | Anteromedial Portal (N = 207) | P Value for Difference Between Groups | |
| Male (no. [%]) | 119 (52.0%) | 102 (49.3%) | 0.63 |
| Age*(yr) | 25.6 ± 10.3 | 27.0 ± 12.1 | 0.18 |
| Smokers (%) | 26 (11.4%) | 17 (8.2%) | 0.33 |
| BMI at surgery*(kg/m2) | 25.3 ± 4.3 | 25.2 ± 4.3 | 0.84 |
| Graft type (no. [%]) | 0.001 | ||
| Hamstring tendon | 172 (75.1%) | 112 (54.1%) | |
| Bone-tendon-bone | 57 (24.9%) | 95 (45.9%) | |
| Cartilage damage (no. [%]) | |||
| Lateral compartment | 27 (11.8%) | 29 (14.0%) | 0.57 |
| Medial compartment | 42 (18.3%) | 36 (17.4%) | 0.80 |
| Patellofemoral | 33 (14.4%) | 30 (14.5%) | 1.00 |
| Medial meniscus (no. [%]) | 0.001 | ||
| Normal | 145 (63.3%) | 129 (62.3%) | |
| Partial meniscectomy | 60 (26.2%) | 33 (15.9%) | |
| Meniscus repair | 19 (8.3%) | 29 (14.0%) | |
| Tear not addressed | 5 (2.2%) | 16 (7.7%) | |
| Lateral meniscus (no. [%]) | 0.004 | ||
| Normal | 143 (62.4%) | 109 (52.7%) | |
| Partial meniscectomy | 62 (27.1%) | 52 (25.1%) | |
| Meniscus repair | 12 (5.2%) | 15 (7.2%) | |
| Tear not addressed | 12 (5.2%) | 31 (15.0%) | |
| Preop. KOOS-QOL* | 35.9 ± 20.1 | 35.0 ± 19.9 | 0.65 |
| Preop. KOOS Sports/Rec* | 47.3 ± 29.5 | 48.5 ± 29.6 | 0.69 |
| Preinjury Marx score* | 11.0 ± 5.3 | 12.0 ± 4.9 | 0.048 |
*
The values are given as the mean and standard deviation.