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Table 3 Subgroup analysis for primary and revisional anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

From: It is challenging to reproduce both anatomical and functional aspects of anterolateral reconstruction: postoperative 3D-CT analysis of the femoral tunnel position

Variables

Primary ACL

(n = 35)

Revision ACL

(n = 20)

p-Value

Sex (male/female), n

28:7

16:4

0.643

Age, years

25.3 ± 9.8

29.6 ± 8.5

0.095

Height, cm

172.27 ± 7.75

172.74 ± 8.81

0.842

Weight,kg

79.2 ± 14.3

75.8 ± 8.5

0.338

Body mass index

26.6 ± 3.9

25.4 ± 1.9

0.208

Femur tunnel

(anteroposterior)†, mm

3.16 ± 7.22

0.8 ± 4.93

0.099

Femur tunnel

(proxi-distal)‡, mm

13.38 ± 7.77

16.7 ± 8.9

0.154

Anterior fiber length, mm

66.33 ± 7.60

67.13 ± 10.95

0.750

Posterior fiber length, mm

63.13 ± 7.88

64.09 ± 10.36

0.721

Anterior fiber excursion, mm

2.37 ± 2.77

3.15 ± 3.39

0.389

Posterior fiber excursion, mm

6.74 ± 3.55

7.4 ± 4.34

0.569

Number of adjustments, n

2.09 ± 0.91

2.70 ± 1.21

0.039

  1. †Positive value: posterior to the lateral epicondyle center
  2. ‡Positive value: proximal to the lateral epicondyle center
  3. ACL anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction