Comparison of proprioception recovery following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using an artificial graft versus an autograft

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

Characteristic	Autograft group (n = 20)	LARS group (n = 20)	P value
Age (years)	37 ± 12 (20–51)	36 ± 10 (17–48)	NS^a
Male/Female(n)	14/6	17/3	NS^c
BMI (kg/m²)	24.3 ± 4.7	24.9 ± 5.7	NS^a
Lysholm Scale score	52.5 ± 10.5	54.5 ± 8.7	NS^b
IKDC score	47.8 ± 5.7	51.2 ± 8.6	NS^b
Tegner score (pre-operation)	2 (1–3/1)	2 (1–2/1)	NS^b
Tegner score (12 months post-operation)	3 (2–5/0)	3 (3–4/0)	NS^b
Time from injury to ACLR operation (months)	18.4 ± 8.5	10.8 ± 6.1	0.002^a

Data were expressed as mean ± SD (range) unless otherwise indicated, Tegner scores were presented as median (range / IQR); ACLR Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, BMI Body mass index, IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, NS Statistically non-significant
^aCalculated by Unpaired t-test. ^bCalculated by Mann-Whitney U test. ^cCalculated by Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables between two groups

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