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Table 3 SNQ of intra-articular hamstring autograft by MRI assessment

From: Additional suture augmentation to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autografts bring no benefits to clinical results, graft maturation and graft-bone interface healing

 

ACLR-SA group

(n = 20)

ACLR group

(n = 20)

p value

6 months postoperative SNQ

proximal

13.4 ± 5.7

10.4 ± 7.5

0.178

medial

14.7 ± 6.8

12.9 ± 9.2

0.462

distal

15.8 ± 8.4

11.9 ± 8.8

0.156

1-year postoperative SNQ

proximal

14.78 ± 8.62

8.1 ± 5.5

0.041

medial

15.75 ± 8.67

10.9 ± 5.7

0.191

distal

16.10 ± 8.62

14.2 ± 7.9

0.752

2 years postoperative SNQ

proximal

11.9 ± 6.3

7.7 ± 5.5

0.097

medial

11.5 ± 6.0

9.1 ± 4.7

0.136

distal

11.4 ± 4.3

10.8 ± 4.8

0.571

  1. SNQ, signal/noise quotient; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; SA, suture augmentation