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Table 2 Clinical outcomes

From: Remnant preservation technique versus standard technique for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 

Number of included studies

Number of included patients

MD/RR

95% CI

Heterogeneity (P/I2)

P value

Primary outcomes

 Subjective IKDC

3

143

MD −0.34

[−2.34, 1.67]

0.68/0%

0.74

 Lysholm score

5

297

MD 2.20

[0.95, 3.45]

0.40/1%

0.0006

 Complications

5

295

RR 0.95

[0.62, 1.46]

0.15/41%

0.81

Secondary outcomes

 Pivot shift test

4

246

RR 1.06

[0.97, 1.17]

0.80/0%

0.20

 Lachman test

2

120

RR 1.04

[0.87, 1.23]

0.81/0%

0.69

 Side-to-side difference

4

269

MD −0.71

[−0.87, −0.55]

< 0.01/91%

< 0.01

 Overall IKDC

3

206

RR 1.05

[0.96, 1.14]

0.34/8%

0.27

  1. IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee