Basic details of subjects in four studies on the influence of patient age on the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament surgery
| Deakon12 (1996) | Barber13 (1996) | Viola14 (1999) | Brandsson15 (2000) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I | Group II | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group I | Group II | Group A | Group B | |
| Number of subjects | 40 | 40 | 33 | 170 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 37 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| Ave/med/mean | 45 (ave) | 25 (ave) | 44 (ave) | 27 (ave) | 42.6 (ave) | 20.3 (ave) | 43 (med) | 23 (med) |
| Range | 40–63 | 15–37 | 40–52 | 16–39 | 40–47. | 17–24. | 40–51 | 20–24 |
| Male:female ratio | 19:14 | 119:51 | 9:2 | 9:2 | 20:9 | 24:13 | ||
| Time from index injury to surgery (months) | ||||||||
| Ave/med/mean | 50 (ave) | 28 (ave) | 12.9 (mean) | 13.7 (mean) | 36 (med) | 23 (med) | ||
| Range | 5 days–373 | 5 days–265 | 6–360 | 9–108 | ||||
| Period of follow up (months) | ||||||||
| Ave/med/mean | 26 (ave) | 26 (ave) | 21 (ave) | 21 (ave) | 29 (ave) | 29 (ave) | 31 (med) | 38 (med) |
| Range | 12–67 | 12–67 | 11–36 | 12–39 | 12–24. | 12–24. | 22–60 | 24–60 |