Table 3 Summary of data in literature regarding All inside technique (AIT) and transportal (TP) technique in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Variables | AIT n = 923 | TP n = 1678 |
|---|---|---|
Gender; n(%) | ||
 Male | 557 (62.58%) | 846 (73.63%) |
 Female | 333 (37.42%) | 303 (26.37%) |
Age (years); mean (SD) | 30.06 (6.21) | 31.54 (5.82) |
Population of study type of injury; n(%) | ||
 Isolated | 131 (48.52%) | 31 (20.53%) |
 Concomitant | 139 (51.48%) | 95 (62.91%) |
 Complete ACL rupture | – | 25 (16.56%) |
Interval between time of injury till surgery (weeks); mean (SD) | 23.96 (14.07) | 76.65 (32.1) |
Average follow-up post-surgery (weeks); mean (SD) | 31.11 (1.78) | 26.7 (5.18) |
Modifications in technique | All epiphyseal AIT: 15 (6.98%) Double-bundle AIT: 24 (11.16%) Trans-lateral: 148 (68.84%) Transtibial: 20 (9.3%) Partial- transphyseal: 8 (3.72%) | Single bundle: 302 (49%) Double bundle: 314 (50.97%) |
Graft type | Semitendinosus: 664 (81.47%) Tibialis anterior tendon: 134 (16.44%) | Semitendinosus and gracilis: 768 (49.83%) Hamstring: 670 (43.48%) Achilles: 51 (3.3%) |
Graft source; n(%) | ||
 Autograft | 598 (76.67%) | 1063 (84.3%) |
 Allograft | 182 (23.33%) | 198 (15.7%) |
Spinning; n(%) | ||
 Double | 134 (13.97%) | 103 (29.5%) |
 Quadruple | 712 (74.24%) | 83 (23.78%) |
 Six-strand | – | 163 (46.7%) |
 8-strand | 113 (11.78%) | – |
Drilling technique; n(%) | ||
 Femoral | Inside out: 433 (48%) Anteromedial: 177 (19.62) Outside-in: 101 (11.19%) Retro-drill: 109 (12.08%) Anterograde/retrograde: 82 (9.09%) | Offset guide: 16 (14.41%) Inside out complete tunnel: 23 (20.72%) Anteromedial portal technique: 72 (64.86%) |
 Tibial | Inside-out: 475 (52.66%) | Tibial guide: 74 |
Outside in: 79 (8.75%) | Outside in: 23 | |
Retro drill: 348 (38.58%) | Antegrade cannulated drilling: 72 | |
Socket and fixation; (mm) | ||
 Range Femoral/Tibial | 20–25/20–35 | 35.5–39.9/– |
 Average Femoral/Tibial | 20.62/ 31.77 | 38.74 (0.27)/– |
Rehabilitation; mean (SD; range) | ||
 Return to sports (months) | 7 (1.73; 4–12.5) | 8.3 (3.23; 6–12) |
Complications; n(%) | ||
 Total | 54 (8.26%) | 55 (6.62%) |
 Graft failure | 14 (25.93%) | 5 (9.09%) |
 ACL failure | 10 (18.25%) | 36 (65.45%) |
 Paresthesia | 9 (16.67%) |  |
 Re-operation | 9 (16.67%) |  |
 Meniscus injury | 6 (11.11) |  |
 Septic arthritis | 3 (5.5%) |  |
 Superficial infection | 3 (5.5%) |  |
 Deep infection | 3 (5.5%) |  |
 Hypoesthesia | 2 (3.7%) |  |
 Neurapraxia | 2 (3.7%) |  |
 Hemarthrosis | 2 (3.7%) | 1 (1.82%) |
 Cyclops syndrome | 2 (3.7%) | 3 (5.45%) |
 Wound dehiscence | 1 (1.85%) |  |
 Flexion loss | 1 (1.85%) |  |
 Arthrofibrosis | 1 (1.85%) | 2 (3.64%) |
 Superficial hematoma | 1 (1.85%) | 1 (1.82%) |