Table 2 Demographic data and mean follow-up per clinical study
Study | Technique | Number of patients | Sex | Mean age (years) | Follow-up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bieri et al. [31] | DIS | 53-DIS 53 Conventional reconstruction | 43M:10F Per group | 30 (1st group) 31 (2nd group) | 24 |
Büchler et al. [38] | DIS | 45 | 32M-13F | 26 | 12 |
Eggli et al. [39] | DIS | 10 | 8M-2F | 23.3 | 60 |
Evangelopoulos et al. [40] | DIS | 23 With collagen application, 33 without collagen application | 15M-8F (1st group) 24M-9F (2nd group) | 30 (1st group) 27 (2nd group) | 24 |
Kösters et al. [41] | DIS | 55 | 31M-24F | 30.4 | 12 |
Henle et al. [20] | DIS | 278 | 163M-115F | 31 | 24 |
Murray et al. [32] | BEAR | 20 (2 groups of 10) | 4M-6F (BEAR) 2M-8F (Control) | 24.1 (BEAR) 24.6 (Control) | 3 |
Smith et al. [33] | Internal brace | 3 | 1M-2F | 6 | 12 21 24 |
Achtnich et al. [34] | Anchors primary ACL repair | 21 (Anchors primary ACL repair)-20 (control) | No significant difference between sexes | 30 (Anchors primary ACL repair) 33.6 (Control) | 28 |
DiFelice et al. [42] | Anchors primary ACL repair | 11 | 10M-1F | 37 | 42 |