Table 1.
Patient demographics and comparison between sexes
| All (n = 328) | Men (n = 120) | Women (n = 208) | p values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | ||
| Age at reconstruction (years) | 26 (9.9) | 15–64 | 28.7 (9.6) | 15–59 | 24.5 (9.7) | 15–65 | < 0.001* |
| Height (cm) | 173.8 (9.3) | 150–209 | 180.7 (6.4) | 163–200 | 169.8 (8.4) | 150–209 | < 0.001* |
| Weight (kg) | 71.3 (12.4) | 45–111 | 79.9 (10.2) | 55–111 | 66.3 (10.8) | 45–107 | < 0.001* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.3 (2.8) | 18–33 | 24.4 (2.5) | 19–33.2 | 22.7 (2.8) | 17.6–32.9 | < 0.001* |
| Pre-injury Tegner (median) | 8 | 1–10 | 8 | 1–10 | 8 | 2–10 | n.s. |
| Hamstring graft N (%) | 273 (83.2%) | 96 (80%) | 177 (85.1%) | n.s. | |||
| Patella graft N (%) | 45 (13.7%) | 20 (16.7%) | 25 (12%) | n.s. | |||
| Allograft N (%) | 4 (1.2%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (1.4%) | ||||
| Other graft N (%) | 2 (0.6%) | 0 | 2 (1%) | ||||
| Missing graft data N (%) | 4 (1.2%) | 3 (2.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | ||||
| Days between injury and reconstruction | 373 (832.3) | 6–7483 | 359 (734.7) | 7–5685 | 381.1 (885.4) | 6–7483 | n.s. |
| Outcomes at 12-month follow-up | |||||||
| LSI quadriceps | 95.8 (11.3) | 54–198 | 96.7 (9.8) | 70–123 | 95.2 (12.1) | 54–198 | n.s. |
| LSI hamstring | 98.4 (13.4) | 8–207 | 97.7 (10.6) | 74–128 | 98.8 (14.8) | 8–207 | n.s. |
| LSI vertical hop | 90.3 (15.7) | 49–149 | 91.6 (15.8) | 49–149 | 89.5 (15.7) | 50–149 | n.s. |
| LSI distance hop | 94.5 (9.4) | 48–119 | 95.3 (10.6) | 52–119 | 94.1 (8.7) | 48–115 | n.s. |
| LSI side hop | 95.9 (18.2) | 25–171 | 97.7 (17.1) | 47–167 | 94.9 (18.8) | 25–171 | n.s. |
BMI body mass index, cm centimetres, kg kilograms, LSI Limb Symmetry Index, n number, Tegner Tegner Activity Scale, SD standard deviation
*Statistically significant difference