Table 1.
Patient Characteristicsa
| Overall (N = 413 Knees) |
4HS (Control) (n = 33 Knees) |
5HS (n = 224 Knees) |
6HS (n = 156 Knees) |
P Valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (95% CI) | 31.54 (30.86-32.23) |
32.12 (29.58-34.65) |
30.89 (29.88-31.90) |
32.37 (31.39-33.34) |
.122 |
| Sex, % | |||||
| Male | 93.9 | 98.2 | 97.4 | ||
| Female | 6.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | ||
| Laterality, % | |||||
| Right | 54.7 | 42.4 | 57.1 | 54.8 | |
| Left | 45.3 | 57.6 | 42.9 | 46.2 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (95% CI) | 27.34 (26.90-27.78) |
28.39 (26.86-29.93) |
27.01 (26.41-27.60) |
27.67 (26.97-28.38) |
.189 |
| Follow-up, mo, mean (95% CI) | 44.27 (42.99-45.56) |
28.46 (24.78-32.15) |
44.14 (42.35-45.93) |
47.81 (46.11-49.50) |
<.001 |
a4HS, 4-strand hamstring tendon autograft; 5HS, 5-strand hamstring tendon autograft; 6HS, 6-strand hamstring tendon autograft.
bComparison between the 3 graft types.