Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Generalities and patient baselines of the included studies
From: Synthetic graft for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review
Author, year | Journal | Study design | Follow-up (months) | Knees (n) | Mean age (years) | Type of ligament | Graft bundle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berruto et al. 2014 [42] | Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc | Prospective | 40.6 | 18 | 19.0 | 6Â mm, LARS (Orthomedic Ltd., Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada) | Double |
Ellera Gomes et al. 1992 [43] | Arthroscopy | Retrospective | 39 | 30 | 28.0 | 8Â mm, polyester, Leeds-Keio (Neoligaments Ltd, Leeds, UK) Artrolig (Engimplan-Engenharia De Implante, Brazil) | Single |
Khemka et al. 2016 [44] | Knee | Retrospective | 43 | 31 | 25.0 | LARS (CORIN Ltd, France), AchilloCordPLUS (Neoligaments Ltd, Leeds, UK) | Single |
Lee et al. 2018 [45] | Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc | Prospective | 48 | 23 | 22.0 | Ultra-high molecular weight polyester tape, FiberTape (Arthrex, FL, USA) | Double |
Nomura et al. 2000 [46] | Knee | Prospective | 70.8 | 27 | 21.0 | 15Â mm, polyester, Leeds-Keio (Neoligaments Ltd, Leeds, UK) | Single |
Nomura et al. 2007 [47] | Am J Sports Med | Retrospective | 143 | 24 | 22.5 | 15Â mm, polyester, Leeds-Keio (Neoligaments Ltd, Leeds, UK) | Single |
Suganuma et al. 2016 [48] | Arthroscopy | Retrospective | 51.6 | 18 | 20.7 | 20Â mm, polyester, Poly-Tape PT20 (Neoligaments Ltd, Leeds, UK) 20Â mm, polyester, Poly-Tape PT20 (Neoligaments Ltd, Leeds, UK) | Double |
48.0 | 28 | 20.3 |