Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study populationa
From: An evaluation of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
Variables | Statistics |
|---|---|
Sex - no. (%) | |
Male | 48 (87.2) |
Female | 7 (12.7) |
Age - yrs | 28.1 ± 8.5 |
Duration of injury to surgery - months | 27.8 ± 38.0 |
Cause of trauma - no. (%) | |
Traffic accident | 39 (70.9) |
Sports related | 3 (5.5) |
Miscellaneous | 13 (23.6) |
Chief complaint - no. (%) | |
Instability | 47 (85.5) |
Instability + Pain | 8 (14.5) |
Injury side - no. (%) | |
Right | 39 (56.4) |
Left | 24 (43.6) |
Type of PCL injury - no. (%) | |
Isolated PCL | 17 (30.9) |
Complex injury | 38 (69.1) |
Meniscal injuries - no. (%) | |
Medial meniscus | 5 (9.1) |
Lateral meniscus | 5 (9.1) |
Both | 2 (3.6) |
No | 43 (78.2) |
Ligament injury - no. (%) | |
ACL | 4 (7) |
ACL + posteromedial corner | 3 (5.4) |
ACL + posterolateral corner | 4 (7) |
ACL + posteromedial + posterolateral | 1 (1.8) |
Posteromedial corner | 11 (20) |
Patellar tendon + posteromedial | 2 (3.6) |
Posterolateral corner | 12 (21.8) |
Posterolateral corner + posteromedial corner | 1 (1.8) |
isolated | 17 (30.9) |
Chondral lesion - no. (%) | |
Yes | 17 (30.9) |
No | 38 (69.1) |