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Table 4 Results of subgroup analysis

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

 

Remnant bundle

Remnant fibers

MD/RR

95% CI

Heterogeneity (P/I2)

P value

MD/RR

95% CI

Heterogeneity (P/I2)

P value

Primary outcomes

 Subjective IKDC

MD −0.59

[−2.69, 1.50]

0.76/0%

0.58

MD 2.40

[−4.44, 9.24]

–

0.49

 Lysholm score

MD −0.42

[−3.82, 2.98]

0.92/0%

0.81

MD 2.61

[1.27, 3.96]

0.49/0%

< 0.01

 Complication

RR 1.25

[0.57, 2.73]

0.61/0%

0.58

RR 0.85

[0.51, 1.42]

0.04/70%

0.54

Secondary outcomes

 Pivot shift test

RR 1.05

[0.85, 1.29]

0.34/0%

0.63

RR 1.07

[0.97, 1.18]

0.87/0%

0.16

 Lachman test

RR 1.08

[0.70, 1.66]

–

0.74

RR 1.02

[0.86, 1.22]

–

0.81

 Side-to-side difference

MD −1.50

[−1.82, −1.18]

–

< 0.01

MD −0.45

[−0.64, −0.26]

0.39/0%

< 0.01

 Overall IKDC

RR 1.07

[0.86, 1.32]

–

0.55

RR 1.04

[0.96, 1.14]

0.28/45%

0.35

  1. IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee