The Potentially Positive Role of PRPs in Preventing Femoral Tunnel Widening in ACL Reconstruction Surgery Using Hamstrings: A Clinical Study in 51 Patients
Table 3
Comparison of proximal, middistance, and distal tunnel mean diameters between groups during the observation period.
PRPG
CG
value between groups
Proximal
Drilled diameter
82.40 ± 4.59#
80.19 ± 5.91#
0.144
1st month diameter
83.64 ± 5.11#
81.19 ± 6.43#
0.140
12th month diameter
87.52 ± 8.26
88.35 ± 11.43
0.769
value within group
= 0.001
= 0.0005
% change from drilled 1st month
0.0 (2.5)
5.0 (8.8)
0.910
% change from drilled 12th month
0.0 (2.5)
6.9 (11.9)
0.257
Middistance
Drilled diameter
82.40 ± 4.59
80.19 ± 5.91#
0.144
1st month diameter
83.32 ± 4.63
80.81 ± 6.41#
0.116
12th month diameter
86.32 ± 7.75*
87.50 ± 9.63
0.633
value within group
= 0.005
= 0.0005
% change from drilled 1st month
0.0 (2.4)
0.0 (0.3)
0.792
% change from drilled 12th month
2.50 (6.2)
7.7 (15.2)
0.027
Distal
Drilled diameter
82.40 ± 4.59
80.19 ± 5.91#
0.144
1st month diameter
83.04 ± 4.67
80.65 ± 6.39#
0.135
12th month diameter
83.52 ± 6.46
83.65 ± 8.00
0.948
value within group
= 0.473
< 0.0005
% change from drilled 1st month
0.0 (0.0)
0.0 (3.7)
0.821
% change from drilled 12th month
0.0 (0.0)
3.6 (10.0)
0.163
< 0.05 versus baseline, # < 0.005 versus 12th month.
