Comparison of artificial graft versus autograft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a meta-analysis

Table 2 Characteristics of Included Comparative Clinical Studies

Study	Journal	Implant		Followups (months)	Autograft			Synthetic graft			Outcome
Study	Journal	Autograft	Synthetic graft	Followups (months)	No. of patients	Age	Gender (Male/Female)	No. of patients	Age	Gender (Male/Female)	Outcome
Pan 2013	Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol	BPTB	LARS	50 (48–54)	30	33.9	19/11	32	35.9	25/7	Anterior laxity; IKDC score; Lysholm score; Tegner score
Ghalayini 2010	Knee	BPTB	LK	60	26	30.9	19/7	24	31.7	21/3	Anterior laxity; IKDC score; Lysholm score; Tegner score; one-hop test
Liu 2010	Int Orthop	HT	LARS	49 (48–52)	32	32	24/8	28	36	21/7	Anterior laxity; IKDC score; Lysholm score; Tegner score
Pritchett 2009	J Knee Surg	BPTB	PGADacron	138 (84–228)	35	25	24/11	35	26	23/12	Anterior laxity; IKDC score; Lysholm score; KOOS
Nau 2002	J Bone Joint Surg Br	BPTB	LARS	24	27	30.9	15/12	26	31.0	21/5	Anterior laxity; IKDC score; Tegner score; KOOS
^aGrøntvedt 1995	Scand J Med Sci Sports	BPTB	LAD	24	26	NR	NR	22	NR	NR	Anterior laxity; Lysholm score; Tegner score; Isokinetic strength
Endstrom 1993	Clin Orthop Relat Res	BPTB	LK	28	30	23.8	14/16	30	23.4	21/9	Anterior laxity; IKDC score; Lysholm score; Tegner score; Muscle performance

BPTB bone-patellar tendon-bone, LARS ligament advanced reinforcement system, LK Leeds-Keio synthetic graft, HT hamstring tendon, LAD ligament augmentation device, PGA-Dacron polyglycolic acid-Dacron, IKDC International Knee Documen- tation Committee, KOOS Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, NR not reported
^aThe mean age and the gender distribution were not described separately in this study. The mean age of the patients was 25 years (range 15–42). There were 18 men and 30 women altogether including in this research

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