Table III.

Maximum failure load (N)

Time from anterior cruciate ligament operation	Socket group	Tunnel group	p-value
Four weeks	15.6 (9.0)	13.6 (5.6)	0.75*
Eight weeks	12.6 (3.6)	17.1 (6.4)	0.24*
p-value	0.88†	0.57†

^*Analysis between two groups.

^†Analysis between two timepoints.

All data indicate mean (sd). All comparisons were conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test.