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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Remnant preservation may improve proprioception after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

First author

Year

Country

Sample size (S/R)

Mean age (years) (S/R)

Sex (M/F)

Mean time from injury to reconstruction (months)

Mean follow-up (months)

Injury side (left/right)

Level of evidence

Study design

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

Hong et al. [16]

2012

China

45/45

28 (15–50)/34 (18–48)a

34/11

33/12

9.4 ± 25.9

10.3 ± 33.7

25.5 ± 2.4

25.8 ± 2.1

22/23

20/25

II

RCT

Andonovski et al. [5]

2017

Republic of Macedonia

33/33

28 (16–50)

58/8

NR

7 (6–8)

NR

II

RCT

Chen et al. [10]

2019

China

15/15

27.6 (16–44)/28.4 (17–48)

9/6

8/7

NR

20 (16–24)

8/7

10/5

III

Retrospective cohort study

Lee et al. [25]

2020

South Korea

22/26

30.0 ± 11.0/31.4 ± 10.2

7/19

5/17

NR (< 6)

25.5 (24–36)

NR

III

Retrospective cohort study

  1. aMedian (range)
  2. NR, not reported; R, remnant preservation technique; RCT, randomized control trial; S, standard reconstruction technique