All three sports | Alpine skiers | Football players | Handball player | |
Number of ACL reconstructions | 14 201 | 2693 | 8498 | 3010 |
BPTB/HT grafts (%) | 36/63 | 34/66 | 36/64 | 37/63 |
Female/males (%) | 44/56 | 49/51* | 28/72* | 84/16* |
Age at ACL reconstruction | 24 (16)† | 31 (19)† | 24 (13)† | 20 (13)† |
Age at ACL revision | 22 (9)† | 22 (9)† | 23 (10)† | 21 (6)† |
Number of ACL graft revisions | 711 (5%) | 102 (3.8%)‡ | 425 (5%)‡ | 184 (6.1%)‡ |
Females/males (%) | 50/50 | 59/41§ | 33/67§ | 85/15§ |
*Significant difference (p<0.001) between female/male distribution in alpine skiers, football and handball players at ACL reconstruction.
†Significant difference (p<0.001) between age at ACL reconstruction and graft revision for athletes in each of the three sports.
‡Significant difference (p<0.001) of ACL graft revisions in the three sports.
§Significant difference (p<0.001) between female/male distribution in the three sports at ACL graft revision.