Table 1.
Patient Demographic Characteristics and Treatment Data
| Variable | Data |
|---|---|
| Total patients | 1,180 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 694 (58.8) |
| Female | 486 (41.2) |
| Median patient age bracket (range), yr | 26-30 (10-70) |
| Body mass index, mean ± SD | 26.2 ± 5.1 |
| Diabetic status, n (%) | 11 (0.1) |
| Active tobacco smoker, n (%) | 85 (7.2) |
| Previous surgery on operative extremity, n (%) | 79 (6.7) |
| Anesthesia, n (%) | |
| General | 1,152 (98.2) |
| Local | 31 (2.6) |
| Spinal | 23 (1.9) |
| Combined | 28 (2.3) |
| Pre-emptive peripheral nerve block | 807 (68.7) |
| Not reported | 5 (0.4) |
| Isolated ACLR, n (%) | 399 (33.8) |
| ACLR plus minor concomitant procedure,∗ n (%) | 441 (37.4) |
| Lateral release | 4 |
| Loose body removal | 11 |
| Synovectomy | 24 |
| Chondroplasty | 90 |
| Meniscectomy | 389 |
| ACLR plus major concomitant procedure,∗ n (%) | 340 (28.8) |
| Tibial plateau fixation | 1 |
| Osteochondral autograft | 1 |
| Osteochondral allograft | 3 |
| Autologous chondrocyte implantation | 2 |
| Microfracture | 3 |
| Osteochondritis dissecans drilling or fixation | 2 |
| Meniscal repair | 290 |
| Meniscal transplant | 1 |
| Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 10 |
| Collateral ligament repair or reconstruction | 17 |
| Early postoperative weight-bearing instructions, n (%) | |
| Immediate weight bearing as tolerated | 536 (45.4) |
| Limited weight bearing | 472 (40.0) |
| Non–weight bearing | 143 (12.1) |
| Not reported | 29 (2.4) |
ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; SD, standard deviation.
∗
These data are not mutually exclusive, that is, some patients may have undergone more than one of the concomitant procedures in this category.