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Table 1 Demographic data, accompanying injuries and complications of the included patients

From: ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon graft and press-fit fixation versus quadruple hamstring graft and interference screw fixation – a matched pair analysis after one year follow up

 

QT Group (N = 41)

HT Group (N = 41)

P-value

Male

32

32

 

Mean age (years)

29 ± 10

28 ± 10

0.495

Accompanying injuries

Meniscus (medial/lateral)

8 (6/2)

8 (5/3)

0.485

Chondral lesions

3

2

0.486

Complications

Graft failure

3 (7.3%)

4 (9.8%)

0.694

Contralateral ACL rupture

1

2

0.644

Infection

1

2

0.556

Mean and SD [mm]

4.3 ± 2.2

4.5 ± 1.7

0.8

Duration of surgery (min)

96.6 ± 12.0

86.9 ± 11.8

< 0.01*

  1. *Paired t-tests indicate a statistically significant difference in the duration of surgery. No statistically significant differences were found in terms of demographic data, accompanying injuries or complications. QT = Quadriceps tendon; HT = Hamstring tendon
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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