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Table 2 Clinical and treatment related characteristics of PCL injuriesa

From: An evaluation of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Variables

Statistics

p-value

Follow-up - months

28.8 ± 20.6

 

Type of operation - no. (%)

 Single tibial - single femoral tunnel

19 (34.5)

 

 Single tibial - double femoral tunnel

31 (56.4)

 

 Double tibial - double femoral tunnel

5 (9.1)

 

Type of graft - no. (%)

 Allograft

33 (60)

 

 Autograft

22 (40)

 

PDT - no. (%)

 Preoperative

  2+

9 (16.4)

< 0.001

  3+

37 (67.3)

  4+

9 (16.4)

 Postoperative

  0 or negative

38 (73.1)

 

  1+

14 (26.9)

 

Cincinnati knee score

 Preoperative

35.9 ± 11.4

< 0.001

 Postoperative

79.4 ± 11.9

Full ROM - no. (%)

 Preoperative

16 (29.1)

 

 Postoperative

51 (92.7)

 

Complications - no. (%)

 No

48 (87.3)

 

 Arthrofibrosis and motion stiffness

3 (5.5)

 

 Deep vein thrombosis

1 (1.8)

 

 Infection

3 (5.5)

 
  1. Abbreviations: PCL posterior cruciate ligament, PDT posterior drawer test, ROM range of motion
  2. aAll plus-minus values are means and standard deviations unless stated otherwise
  3. Three patients developed postoperative arthrofibrosis and thus were not included in the assessment of postoperative PDT