TABLE 1.
Clinical Outcomes | |||||||||||||||
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Study | Follow-up, n/N (%) | Male/Female, n | Mean Age, y | Mean Follow-up, mo | Mean Graft Diameter, mm | ||||||||||
4HS | 5HS | 4HS | 5HS | 4HS | 5HS | 4HS | 5HS | 4HS | 5HS | ||||||
Calvo et al6 (2017) | 33/33 (100.0) | 37/37 (100.0) | NR | NR | 29.7 | 30.2 | 32.2 | 30.4 | 8.50 | 9.20 | |||||
Krishna et al18 (2018) | — | 25/30 (80.3) | — | 19/6 | — | 25.6 | — | 17.8 | — | 9.06 | |||||
Krishna et al19 (2018) | 20/21 (95.2) | 25/27 (92.6) | 19/1 | 19/6 | 29.2 | 25.6 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 8.13 | 9.06 | |||||
Total | 53/54 (98.1) | 87/96 (90.1) | 19/1 | 57/13 | 29.5 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 23.2 | 8.36 | 9.12 | |||||
Biomechanical Results | |||||||||||||||
Study | Graft Material | No. of Specimens | Graft Testing Method | Suture Method | |||||||||||
4HS | 5HS | ||||||||||||||
Broadhead et al3 (2017) | Ovine flexor tendon | 6 | 6 | Uniaxial electromechanical load system | Suspensory fixation | ||||||||||
Vaillant et al33 (2017) | Cadaveric gracilis and semitendinosus tendon | 8 | 8 | DVRT | Krackow interlocking | ||||||||||
Total | — | 14 | 14 | — | — |