Arthroscopic M-shaped suture fixation for tibia avulsion fracture of posterior cruciate ligament: A modified technique and case series

Table 1 Patient characteristics data

Characteristics	Summary data
Number of patients (n)	18
Age (years)	49.72 ± 10.75
Gender, n (%)
Female	9 (50.0)
Male	9 (50.0)
Body mass index	24.32 ± 2.8
Side, n (%)
Left	13 (72.2)
Right	5 (27.8)
Cause of injury, n (%)
Traffic accident	15 (83.3)
Falls from height	3 (16.7)
Meyers-McKeever classification, n (%)
Type II	7 (38.9)
Type III	11 (61.1)
Operation delay (day)	6.56 ± 3.09
Operation time (minute)	55.28 ± 7.57
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	11.94 ± 5.46
Follow up (month)	13.83 ± 2.33

Table 2 Outcomes at the final follow-up

	Preoperative	Final follow-up	P value
Lysholm score	45.28 ± 8.92	91.83 ± 4.18	< 0.001
IKDC score	41.98 ± 6.06	90.89 ± 5.32	< 0.001
ROM (degree)	59.17 ± 12.04	128.6 ± 4.79	< 0.001

IKDC: International knee documentation committee; ROM: Range of motion.