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Table 4 Review of literature regarding all-inside reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament versus transportal reconstruction technique

From: Transportal versus all-inside techniques of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review

References

Number of patients

Gender (male:female)

Graft type

Age (mean ± SD)

Method of reconstruction

Drilling technique

Graft fixation technique

Scoring system

Duration follow-up

Drilling femoral

Drilling tibial

Fixation femoral

Fixation tibial

Pre-op score (Mean ± SD)

Post op score (Mean ± SD)

Benea et al. [66]

23

16:7

ST

28.4 ± 8.6

All inside

Antro medial portal (in–out)

Retrodrilling (in–out)

Tight rope

Suture button

60.6 ± 14.7 (IKDC)

81.3 ± 14.4 (IKDC)

2 years

30.9 ± 20.1 (VAS of 100 mm)

0.9 ± 1.5 (VAS of 100 mm)

23

13:10

ST and GT

30.2 ± 9.4

Classical

Inside out complete tunnel

Outside in complete tunnel

Interference screw

Interference screw

62.5 ± 13.4 (IKDC)

81.1 ± 16.6 (IKDC)

28 ± 20.3 (VAS of 100 mm)

4.1 ± 9.4 (VAS of 100 mm)

Kouloumentas et al. [67]

45

28:17

ST

27.6 ± 11.4

All inside

–

–

TightRope (suspensory fixation)

TightRope (suspensory fixation)

68.6 ± 6.6 (KOOS)

95.3 ± 3.8 (KOOS)

2 years

41.9 ± 12.7 (IKDC)

83.6 ± 8.2 (IKDC)

45.6 ± 15.7 (Lysholm)

97.7 ± 2.1 (Lysholm)

54.8 ± 15.6 (KSS score)

83.9 ± 11.8 (KSS score)

45

27:18

ST and GT

29.7 ± 11.0

Conventional

–

–

Suspensory fixation (cortical button) Flipptackâ„¢ button system

Interfrenece screw (Megafix® absorbable)

65.9 ± 7.2 (KOOS)

95.8 ± 3.6 (KOOS)

43.6 ± 14 (IKDC)

78.5 ± 9.9 (IKDC)

44.8 ± 17.5 (Lysholm)

96.6 ± 2.2 (Lysholm)

58.4 ± 17.4 (KSS score)

96.6 ± 2.8 (KSS score)

Lubowitz et al. [68]

76

38:37

Anterior TT

39.312.1

All inside

Anteromedial portal technique

Retrograde drilling technique (RetroDrill: Arthrex)

Bioabsorbable femoral interference screw (Arthrex, Naples, FL)

Bioabsorbable tibial interference screw

47.4 ± 15.0 (IKDC)

86.5 ± 11.6 (IKDC)

2 years

2.6 ± 2.1 (VAS score)

− 2.5 ± 2.0 (VAS score)

37.5 ± 9.6 (SF-12 Physical)

53.3 ± 6.6 (SF-12 Physical)

54.6 ± 9.6 (SF-12 Mental)

56.8 ± 3.8 (SF-12 Mental)

68.9 ± 17.2 (KSS- Pain)

93.3 ± 15.1 (KSS- Pain)

61.3 ± 30.1 (KSS- Function)

97.6 ± 6.7 (KSS- Function)

72

39:34

Anterior TT

41.110.8

Full tibial tunnel

Anteromedial portal technique

Antegrade, cannulated drilling technique

Bioabsorbable femoral interference screw (Arthrex, Naples, FL)

Bioabsorbable tibial interference screw

49.6 ± 16.4 (IKDC)

84.0 ± 12.1 (IKDC)

1.6 ± 2.0 (VAS score)

-1.7 ± 2.1 (VAS score)

38.9 ± 9.4 (SF-12 Physical)

52.5 ± 6.9 (SF-12 Physical)

53.3 ± 10.6 (SF-12 Mental)

55.3 ± 6.7 (SF-12 Mental)

73.2 ± 16.3 (KSS- Pain)

95.9 ± 7.4(KSS- Pain)

60.3 ± 30.4 (KSS- Function)

98.8 ± 5.0 (KSS- Function)

Russu et al. [69]

32

–

ST

–

All inside

–

–

–

–

52.48 ± 10.24 (KOOS)

83.45 ± 9.58 (KOOS)

6 months

60.2 ± 16.61 (IKDC)

79.96 ± 10.78 (IKDC)

2.4 ± 0.9 (VAS score)

-1.5 ± 1.9 (VAS score)

31

–

ST and GT

–

Full tibial tunnel

–

–

–

–

53.81 ± 12.60 (KOOS)

82.68 ± 8.68 (KOOS)

58.32 ± 12.85 (IKDC)

81.20 ± 8.56 (IKDC)

2.3 ± 0.7 (VAS score)

-1.3 ± 2.9 (VAS score)

2 ± 0.90 (Tegner score)

6 ± 0.88 (Tegner score)

  1. SD standard deviation, ST semitendinosus, TT tibial tendon, GT gracilis tendon, IKDC international knee documentation committee, KOOS knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score, VAS visual analog scale, KSS knee society score