TABLE 5.
Heterogeneity or Subgroup Analyses of Primary Studiesa
| Yunes et al34 | Freedman et al5 | Goldblatt et al7 | Prodromos et al28 | Biau et al3 | Biau et al2 | Poolman et al27 | Biau et al1 | Magnussen et al19 | Mohtadi et al23 | Li et al17 | Shi and Yao30 | Li et al16 | Xie et al32 | Xie et al33 | Gabler et al6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical heterogeneity analysis | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | 0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Subgroup or sensitivity analysis | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary study quality | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Age | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sex | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Surgical procedure | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | + | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postoperative protocol | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Return to activity | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | + | – |
| Lachman test | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | + | 0 | + | + | – | + | + | + | – |
| Instrumental laxity | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | – |
| Pivot-shift test | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | 0 | + | + | – | + | + | + | – |
| ROM loss of extension | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | – | 0 | + | + | – | + | + | + | – |
| ROM loss of flexion | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | + | – |
| Complications | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| Graft failure | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + |
| Giving way | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Subjective IKDC | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | 0 | + | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| Objective IKDC | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | 0 | + | – | – | + | + | + | – |
| Anterior knee pain | – | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | 0 | + | + | – | + | + | + | – |
| Kneeling pain | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | 0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | – |
| Single-legged hop test | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| Tegner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lysholm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| Cincinnati | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Strength testing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| Infection | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hardware removal | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manipulation under anesthesia | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meniscal surgery | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
a“+” or “–” indicates that formal sensitivity or subgroup analysis was/was not performed, respectively; “0” indicates that descriptive data were performed or discussed but that no analysis was performed. IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee; ROM, range of motion.