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Table 3 Overview of included studies

From: Patellar tendon versus artificial grafts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Comorbidity

Time from injury to surgery (month)

Graft type

Outcome

Engstrom et al. [25]

Medial collateral ligament injury, medial meniscus injury, lateral meniscus injury

32.5

Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Leeds-Keio graft

Pivot shift test, Lachman test, IKDC;

Muren et al. [26]

Medial collateral ligament suture, medial meniscus surgery, lateral meniscus surgery, extra-articular reconstruction

30

Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Kennedy ligament augmentation device

Pivot shift, instrumented, complications

Grøntvedt and Engebretsen [27]

Meniscal ruptures, medial collateral ligament injuries

NS

Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Kennedy ligament augmentation device

Lachman test, instrumented, pivot shift, complications;

Nau et al. [28]

Meniscal tears

57.6

Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Ligament Advancement Reinforcement System

Instrumented, IKDC, complications

Ghalayini et al. [29]

Meniscal pathology

NS

Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Leeds-Keio graft

IKDC, Lachman test

Peterson et al. [30]

NS

16 (augmentation)

24 (patellar tendon)

Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Poly (urethane urea) augmentation device (Artelon)

Lachman test, pivot shift test, IKDC, instrumented, complications

Elveos et al. [24]

NS

40

Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Kennedy ligament augmentation device

Lachman test, pivot shift test, instrumented, complications

  1. NS not shown, IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee