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Table 1 Comparison of Background Factors of Patients Between groups I and IIa

From: Effects of initial graft tension on clinical outcome after anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: comparison of two graft tension protocols

Background Factors

Group I (N=44)

Group II (N=53)

P value

Mean age in years (range)

27 (14–57)

26 (15–50)

0.5347

Male/female ratio

30:14

31:22

0.3253

Mean interval between injury and operation (month)

14

16

0.3844

Meniscal injury (partial meniscectomy/repair)

12/2

10/5

0.4522

Mean height in cm (standard deviation)

167(8)

170(9)

0.0890

Mean mass in kg (standard deviation)

66(11)

67(11)

0.6568

  1. aThere were no significant differences between the 2 groups. Group I. 40N-40N at 30° fixation group; Group II, 30N-30N at 10°fixation group