Table 2 Demographic, radiological and surgical data from included studies

Authors

Date

Patients

Age

ACL surgery

Fixation method

Bioabsorbable interference screw

Sgaglione NA

1990

1 (NA)

NA

repair +—semitendinous augmentation

NR

Brettler D

1995

1 (M)

41

autograft bptb

metal interference screw

Victoroff BN

1995

4 (3 M)

31 (17–47)

allograft achilles

staples / screw washer

Simonian PT

1998

3 (M)

29,3 (25–35)

2 autograft hamstring

1 autograft iliotibial band

2 staple;

1 in situ

Martinek V

1999

1 (M)

32

autograft bptb

PDLLA interference screw

Sysorb, Sulzer Orthopedics

Deie M

2000

2 (F)

26,3 (20, 33)

autograft hamstring

2 staples

Brager MA

2002

3 (2 M)

39,7 (36–47)

autograft hamstring

1 screw washer

2 in situ

Malhan K

2002

1 (F)

22

autograft hamstring

PLLA + β-TCP interference screw

BioLok, Atlantech

Ilahi OA

2003

1 (F)

26

autograft bptb

metal interference screw

Sekiya JK

2004

1 (F)

16

autograft hamstring

over a post Ethibond

Tsuda E

2006

1 (M)

18

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw + over a post Ethibond

Fixsorb, Depuy Mitek

Busfield BT

2007

2 (F)

34 (28, 39)

1 allograft achilles

1 autograft hamstring

1 PLLA interference screw + screw washer;

1 PLLA interference screw + over a post

1 PLLA Delta, Arthrex

1 Bioscrew, Arthrex

Thaunat M

2007

1 (F)

47

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw

Phusiline, Phusis

Dujardin J

2008

1 (M)

32

autograft hamstring

PDLG + CA interference screw

Calaxo, Smith and Nephew

Gaweda K

2009

2 (NA)

NA

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw

NR, Arthrex

Umar M

2009

1 (M)

28

autograft hamstring

PLLA + β-TCP interference screw

BiLok, Arthocare

Sadat-Ali M

2010

1 (M)

23

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw

NR, Bionix Implants

Oh HL

2010

1 (F)

15

autograft hamstring

PLLA + β-TCP interference screw

Bio-INTRAFIX, Depuy Mitek

Gonzalez-Lomas G

2011

7 (NA)

39,3 (22–57)

4 autograft hamstring

3 allograft

PLLA interference screw

PLLA Delta, Arthrex

Quatman CE

2011

1 (F)

28

allograft tibialis anterior

PLLA + HA interference screw + staple

BioRCI, Smith and Nephew

Apostolopoulos A

2012

1 (M)

26

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw

NR

Bernard JA

2013

3 (2 M)

28 (25–32)

2 autograft hamstring

1 allograft tibialis anterior

2 PDLLA + β-TCP interference screw + PLLA SwiveLock

1 PLLA interference screw

2 BioComposite, Arthrex

1 Bio-Interference, Arthrex

Bourke HE

2013

1 (NA)

NA

autograft hamstring

PDLG + CA interference screw

Calaxo, Smith and Nephew

Shen MX

2013

1 (M)

21

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw

Bio-Interference, Arthrex

Bulisani LEP

2014

1 (M)

40

autograft hamstring

PLLA + HA interference screw

NR

Díaz Heredia J

2014

3 (1 M)

25 (23–27)

autograft hamstring

PLLA + HA interference screw

Biosure, Smith and Nephew

Ramsingh V

2014

14 (9 M)

27,1 (14–39)

12 autograft hamstring

1 autograft bptb

1 allograft achilles

PLLA + β-TCP interference screw

BiLok, Arthocare

Zabala IL

2014

1 (M)

29

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw

NR

Haragus H

2015

1 (M)

20

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw

NR

Joshi YV

2015

1 (M)

27

autograft bptb

metal interference screw

Metcalf K

2015

2 (1 M)

39,5 (25–54)

allograft tibialis anterior

PDLLA + β-TCP interference screw

Bio-INTRAFIX, Depuy Mitek

Alonso B

2016

1 (M)

17

autograft bptb

PDLLA + β-TCP interference screw

Megafix C, Karl Storz

Zicaro JP

2017

13 (9 M)

35,6 (NA)

autograft hamstring

6 bioabsorbable interference screw

3 bioabsorbable interference screw + staple

4 in situ + Ethibond

NR

Weiss KS

2017

1 (F)

20

autograft hamstring

PDLLA + β-TCP interference screw

ComposiTCP; Biomet

Christodoulidis A

2018

2 (1 M)

50,5 (49, 52)

autograft hamstring

PLLA interference screw + PLLA cross pin

Bio-Interference, Arthrex

Chevallier R

2019

53 (20 M)

30,8 (NA)

44 autograft hamstring

8 autograft bptb

1 autograft iliotibial band

28 PLLA + HA

10 PLLA + β-TCP

7 PLLA

5 bioabsorbable interference screw

2 PDLG + CA

1 PLGA

21 BioRCI, Smith and Nephew

7 Biosure, Smith and Nephew

6 Bio-INTRAFIX, Depuy Mitek

3 Milagro, Depuy Synthes

1 TLS, FH orthopedics

7 GTS, Smith and Nephew

5 NR

2 Calaxo, Smith and Nephew

1 CentraLoc, Biomet

Dockry A

2019

1 (M)

33

allograft NR

bioabsorbable interference screw

NR

Authors

Time to diagnosis/surgery

Presentation

Tunnel enlargment

MRI joint communication

Surgery joint communication

Sgaglione NA

44

NR

NR

NR

no

Brettler D

22

mass tenderness

yes

NR

yes

Victoroff BN

15,8 (7–29)

2 mass

2 mass tenderness

NR

NR

3 yes

1 NR

Simonian PT

46,3 (25–72)

mass tenderness

no

1 yes

2 NR

yes

Martinek V

8

mass tenderness

yes

no

NR

Deie M

16 (15–17)

Mass

yes

NR

no

Brager MA

46,3 (21–76)

mass tenderness

1 yes

2 NR

1 yes

2 NR

1 yes

1 no

1 NR

Malhan K

12

mass tenderness

yes

no

NR

Ilahi OA

12

mass tenderness

NR

NR

yes

Sekiya JK

60

mass tenderness

yes

no

no

Tsuda E

24

mass tenderness

yes

yes

yes

Busfield BT

27 (18–36)

mass tenderness

NR

NR

no

Thaunat M

60

mass tenderness

yes

no

NR

Dujardin J

8

effusion

yes

no

no

Gaweda K

18 (16–20)

1 drainage

1 mass tenderness

NR

NR

NR

Umar M

30

mass tenderness

NR

NR

no

Sadat-Ali M

36

mass tenderness

no

NR

no

Oh HL

4

drainage

NR

no

no

Gonzalez-Lomas G

29,1 (24–36)

4 mass

2 mass tenderness

1 drainage

yes

4 yes

3 no

NR

Quatman CE

78

mass tenderness

yes

yes

no

Apostolopoulos A

48

Mass

yes

NR

no

Bernard JA

20,7 (16–24)

1 mass

2 mass tenderness

NR

NR

NR

Bourke HE

9

Mass

NR

no

NR

Shen MX

24

mass tenderness

no

no

no

Bulisani LEP

36

Mass

no

yes

yes

Díaz Heredia J

0,3 (0,2–0,5)

drainage

no

yes

2 yes

1 no

Ramsingh V

27,8 (11,5–38,5)

12 mass tenderness

2 mass tenderness effusion

NR

NR

2 yes

12 no

Zabala IL

24

mass tenderness

yes

no

no

Haragus H

42

mass tenderness

yes

no

no

Joshi YV

240

instability

no

no

no

Metcalf K

22 (8–36)

mass tenderness

no

1 no

1 NR

no

Alonso B

24

mass tenderness

NR

NR

no

Zicaro JP

29 (NA)

Mass

yes

no

NR

Weiss KS

15

Mass

no

no

no

Christodoulidis A

84 (84–84)

1 mass;

1 mass tenderness

no

no

no

Chevallier R

55,2 (3,1–228)

22 mass tenderness

31 tenderness

4 yes

49 NR

2 yes

51 no

4 yes

49 no

Dockry A

16

mass tenderness

NR

NR

NR

Authors

Surgery

Screw degradation

Microbiology

Histology

Follow-up (M)

Recorrence

Sgaglione NA

excision

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Brettler D

excision

NR

NR

NR

18

no

Victoroff BN

1 excision + curetage

3 excision + curetage + bone graft

NR

NR

1 no

3 yes

24,8 (22–29)

1

Simonian PT

1 excision + curetage;

2 excision + curetage + bone graft

NR

NR

1 no

2 yes

39,3 (24–70)

no

Martinek V

excision

breakdown

NR

yes

2

no

Deie M

excision

NR

NR

yes

10,5 (9–12)

no

Brager MA

2 excision + curetage

1 excision + curetage + bone graft

NR

NR

yes

30 (6–54)

no

Malhan K

excision + curetage

breakdown

negative

yes

3

no

Ilahi OA

excision + curetage + bone graft

intact

NR

yes

2

no

Sekiya JK

excision + curetage

NR

NR

no

NR

1

Tsuda E

excision + curetage + bone graft

breakdown

negative

yes

12

no

Busfield BT

excision + curetage

breakdown

negative

yes

6

no

Thaunat M

excision + curetage + bone graft

absorption

NR

yes

2

no

Dujardin J

excision + curetage + bone graft

breakdown

negative

yes

3

no

Gaweda K

excision + curetage

intact

NR

yes

NR

no

Umar M

excision + curetage

breakdown

NR

yes

NR

no

Sadat-Ali M

excision + curetage

breakdown

NR

yes

9

no

Oh HL

excision + curetage

intact

M. fortuitum

no

NR

no

Gonzalez-Lomas G

excision

NR

negative

yes

5,3 (5–6)

no

Quatman CE

excision + curetage + bone graft

NR

NR

no

NR

no

Apostolopoulos A

excision + curetage + bone graft

absorption

NR

yes

12

no

Bernard JA

2 excision

1 excision + curetage

breakdown

negative

no

4 (2–6)

no

Bourke HE

excision

NR

NR

no

NR

1

Shen MX

excision

absorption

negative

yes

NR

no

Bulisani LEP

excision + curetage + bone graft

absorption

NR

yes

6

no

Díaz Heredia J

excision + curetage

intact

negative

yes

24

no

Ramsingh V

excision + curetage

13 breakdown

11 absorption

negative

yes

12

no

Zabala IL

excision + curetage

breakdown

NR

yes

3

no

Haragus H

excision

intact

NR

yes

3

no

Joshi YV

excision + curetage + bone graft

NR

NR

yes

6

no

Metcalf K

excision + curetage

1 intact

1 breakdown

P. Acnes

none

yes

12

no

Alonso B

excision + curetage

breakdown

negative

yes

2

no

Zicaro JP

6 excision + curetage

7 excision + curetage + bone graft

NR

negative

yes

35 (NR)

1

Weiss KS

excision + curetage + bone graft

absorption

S. epidermidis

yes

4

no

Christodoulidis A

excision + curetage

absorption

NR

yes

6, NR

no

Chevallier R

excision + curetage + bone graft

12 intact

32 breakdown

9 absorption

negative

12 no

41 yes

64,8 (7–146)

1

Dockry A

excision + curetage + bone graft

NR

negative

no

NR

no