Demographic characteristics of included studies
| Studies reporting (% of 209) | ||
| Patients (n) | 22 009 | |
| Sex (proportion of men) | 65% | 94 |
| Athlete level (n=studies reporting) | 57 | |
| Amateur | 97 | |
| Professional | 3 | |
| Mixed | 18 | |
| Not reported | 91 | |
| Preinjury sport participation | ||
| Soccer | 23 | |
| Basketball | 14 | |
| Volleyball | 7 | |
| American football | 5 | |
| All other sports | 21 | |
| Mean age (SD), years | 25.7 (5.3) | 96 |
| Median (IQR) time from injury to surgery, months | 10.2 (4.1–17.9) | 45 |
| Median (IQR) postsurgical final follow-up time, months | 29.5 (22.1–43.9) | 56 |
| Mean (SD) time to commence running, months | 3.0 (1.0) | 55 |
| Mean (SD) time to RTS, months | 7.6 (1.6) | 16 |