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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 6 Results of outcome: complications (CI)

From: All-epiphyseal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction yields superior sports performances than the trans-epiphyseal technique in skeletally immature patients: a systematic review

Endpoint

All-epiphyseal (N = 918) %

Trans-epiphyseal (N = 575) %

Effect size

95% CI

P

Re-tear

9 (65 of 685)

10 (42 of 425)

0.63–1.43

0.9560

0.8

Reoperation

11 (46 of 422)

12 (23 of 190)

0.52–1.51

0.888

0.7

Increased laxity

0 (0 of 47)

0 (0 of 36)

0.01–39.65

0.7684

0.9

Persistent sensation of instability

3 (2 of 74)

6 (9 of 160)

0.09–2.21

0.4660

0.3