Primary Repair versus Reconstruction in Patients with Bilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: What Do Patients Prefer?

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">Primary repair</td><td class="align_center">Reconstruction</td><td class="align_center"><i>P</i> value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Subjective IKDC; mean ± SD</td><td class="align_center">89.3 ± 8.3</td><td class="align_center">87.5 ± 13.8</td><td class="align_center">0.646</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">FJS-12; mean ± SD</td><td class="align_center">87.0 ± 11.8</td><td class="align_center">81.9 ± 23.8</td><td class="align_center">0.426</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ACL-RSI; mean ± SD</td><td class="align_center">73.6 ± 21</td><td class="align_center">73.5 ± 28.0</td><td class="align_center">0.993</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>IKDC indicates International Knee Documentation Committee; FJS-12, forgotten joint Score-12; ACL-RSI, anterior cruciate ligament return to sport after injury.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Patient-reported outcomes of those treated with primary ACL repair and ACL reconstruction.</div>

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Table 3: Primary Repair versus Reconstruction in Patients with Bilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: What Do Patients Prefer? 