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Table 3 Details of each artificial ligament in included study

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

Included studies

Synthetic product name

Release source

Release date

Engstrom 1993

Leeds-Keio graft

Neoligaments, Leeds, UK

1980

Ghalayini 2010

Leeds-Keio graft

Xiros plc formerly Neoligaments Ltd., Leeds, UK

1980

Grøntvedt 1995

LAD

3 M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

1980

Liu 2010

LARS artificial ligament

Surgical Implants and Devices, Arc-sur-Tille, France

1985

Nau 2002

LARS artificial ligament

Surgical Implants and Devices, Arc-sur-Tille, France

1985

Pan 2013

LARS artificial ligament

Surgical Implants and Devices, Arc-sur-Tille, France

1985

Pritchett 2009

PGA-Dacron graft

Surgitex, Southfield, Mich

NR

  1. LAD ligament augmentation device, LARS ligament advanced reinforcement system, PGA-Dacron polyglycolic acid-Dacron, NR not reported