Reduced knee laxity and failure rate following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared with repair for acute tears: a meta-analysis

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Table 1 Study generalities and patient demographics

Author	Journal	Design	Follow-up (months)	Treatment	Patients (n)	Mean age	Female (%)
Achtnich et al. 2016 [22]	Arthroscopy	Prospective	28	Repair	20	30	N/A
Achtnich et al. 2016 [22]	Arthroscopy	Prospective	28	Reconstruction	20	33.6	N/A
Hoogeslag et al. 2019 [27]	Am J Sports Med	RCT	24	Repair	24	21	21
Hoogeslag et al. 2019 [27]	Am J Sports Med	RCT	24	Reconstruction	24	22	25
Kosters et al. 2020 [28]	Am J Sports Med	RCT	24	Repair	43	28.7	42
Kosters et al. 2020 [28]	Am J Sports Med	RCT	24	Reconstruction	42	27.6	26
Murray et al. 2020 [29]	Am J Sports Med	RCT	24	Repair	65	17	37
Murray et al. 2020 [29]	Am J Sports Med	RCT	24	Reconstruction	35	17	19
Schliemann et al. 2017 [30]	Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc	RCT	12	Repair	30	28.2	50
Schliemann et al. 2017 [30]	Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc	RCT	12	Reconstruction	30	29.1	27
Sporsheim et al. 2019 [41]	J Bone Joint Surg Am	RCT	360	Repair	99	N/A	44
Sporsheim et al. 2019 [41]	J Bone Joint Surg Am	RCT	360	Reconstruction	51	N/A	44
Vanderlist et al. 2017 [17]	The Knee	Retrospective	6	Repair	52	33	42
Vanderlist et al. 2017 [17]	The Knee	Retrospective	6	Reconstruction	90	29	39
Vermeijden et al. 2020 [42]	Arthroscopy	Retrospective	60	Repair	49	34.4	49
Vermeijden et al. 2020 [42]	Arthroscopy	Retrospective	60	Reconstruction	34	29.4	41