Table 1.
Characteristics of All Patientsa
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Year of ACLR | |
| 2000-2004 | 189 (20) |
| 2005-2008 | 377 (41) |
| 2009-2011 | 359 (39) |
| Side | |
| Left | 446 (48) |
| Right | 479 (52) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 319 (34) |
| Female | 606 (66) |
| Patient age at ACLR, y | |
| 10-13 | 135 (15) |
| 14-16 | 576 (62) |
| 17-18 | 214 (23) |
| Mean (±SD) | 15.7 (±1.6) |
| ACLR procedure details | |
| Surgeon | |
| A | 441 (48) |
| B | 219 (24) |
| C | 157 (17) |
| D | 51 (6) |
| Others (n = 3) | 57 (6) |
| Graft type | |
| Autograft hamstring | 671 (73) |
| Autograft BTB | 158 (17) |
| Cadaveric allograftb | 96 (10) |
| Revision surgery | 33 (4) |
| Screw type: name (composition) (N = 919) | |
| BIO-RCI (PLLA-HA) | 838 (91) |
| Delta tapered or rounded (PLLA) | 43 (5) |
| Calaxo (PDLG 65%, CC 35%) | 5 (<1) |
| Others (mostly PLLA) | 33 (4) |
| Associated procedures | |
| Meniscal procedures | |
| None | 396 (43) |
| Meniscectomy only | 200 (22) |
| Repair ± meniscectomy | 329 (36) |
| Chondroplasty | 53 (6) |
| Other ligamentc injury or repair | 14 (2) |
| Any other procedured | 27 (3) |
aData are expressed as No. of knees (%) unless otherwise specified. N = 925 except where noted. ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; BTB, bone–patellar tendon–bone; CC, calcium carbonate; HA, hydroxyapatite; PDLG, poly-d,l-lactide-co-glycolide; PLLA, poly-l-lactic acid.
bTibialis anterior (n = 65), Achilles (20), hamstring (6), posterior tibial tendon (4), and BTB (1).
cMedial collateral ligament (n = 4), posterior cruciate ligament (3), lateral collateral ligament (8), and posterolateral corner repair (6). Some patients had more than 1 ligament injury or repair.
dLateral release (n = 13), loose body (8), osteochondritis dissecans drilling (3), removal of hardware (2), and hemarthrosis drainage (1).