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Table 2 Distribution of variables between failed and intact ACL reconstructions

From: Young men are at higher risk of failure after ACL hamstring reconstructions: a retrospective multivariate analysis

Failure

No

Yes

Univariate

Multivariate

N = 647

606 (93.7%)

41 (6.3%)

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Gender

 Male

401 (66.2%)

37 (90.2%)

1.00

   

 Female

205 (33.8%)

4 (9.8%)

0.211*

0.074–0.601

0.123*

0.024–0.632

Age (years)

29.4

24.3

0.945*

0.909–0.982

0.937*

0.886–0.990

Height (cm) N = 591

178

182

1.049*

10.01–1.089

0.990

0.937–1.046

Weight (kg) N = 590

79.6

81.7

1.010

0.988–1.032

  

BMI N = 590

25.0

24.6

0.977

0.898–1.062

  

Pre-op TAS N = 415 (median, range)

7 (0–10)

7 (2–10)

1.429*

1.105–1.849

1.122

0.852–1.479

Concomitant injury N = 647

 None

255 (42.1%)

16 (39.0%)

1.00

   

 Cartilage

53 (8.7%)

1 (2.4%)

0.301

0.039–2.317

  

 Meniscus

236 (38.9%)

20 (48.8%)

1.351

0.684–2.668

  

 Collateral ligament

6 (1.0%)

0 (0.0%)

15.938

0.952–266.702

  

 Combined a

55 (9.1%)

3 (7.3%)

0.869

0.245–3.086

  

Graft diameter (mm) N = 567

8.1

8.2

1.054

0.590–1.881

  

Surgical technique N = 577

 AMP

326 (60.4%)

25 (67.6%)

1.00

   

 TT

214 (39.6%)

12 (32.4%)

0.731

0.360–1.487

  

Femoral fixation N = 638

 Endobutton

452 (75.7%)

34 (82.9%)

1.00

   

 Transfix

144 (24.1%)

7 (17.1%)

0.646

0.280–1.489

  

Tibial fixation N = 629

 Screw

246 (41.6%)

21 (55.3%)

1.00

   

 BioScrew

345 (58.4%)

17 (44.7%)

0.577

0.298–1.117

  
  1. CI Confidence interval, OR odds ratio, BMI Body mass index, TAS Tegner Activity Scale preoperatively, TT Transtibial, AMP Anteromedial portal
  2. *P values < 0.05
  3. acombined meniscus and cartilage injury