Table 1.
Answer requirements characterizing defined groups
| Use of an acc. medial portal | Visualization of the femoral ACL insertion site | Visualization of the tibial ACL insertion site | Lateral intercondylar ridge identified | Bifurcate ridge identified | Placing the femoral tunnel(s) in the femoral ACL insertion site | Placing the tibial tunnel(s) in the tibial ACL insertion site | Transportal drilling of the femoral ACL tunnel(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | ||||||||
| TP-reference | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TP-anatomic | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| TT-anatomic | Yes | Yes | No | |||||
| TT-partial anatomic | No | Yes | No | |||||
| TT-non-anatomic | No | No | No | |||||
| All landmarks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| No landmarks | No | No | No | No | ||||
| TP drilling | Yes | |||||||
| TT-drilling | No | |||||||
Empty spaces are not assigned a mandatory answer requirement. Surgeons can thus answer “Yes” or “No” to these items
Acc accessory, TP transportal, TT transtibial