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Table 2 Comparison of re-rupture rates between transtibial and independent femoral drilling techniques

From: A systematic review of transphyseal ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents: comparing the transtibial and independent femoral tunnel drilling techniques

Femoral drilling technique

Re-rupture ipsilateral

ACL rupture contralateral

Transtibial drilling (A)

71 (10.8%)

34 (10.5%)

Independent drilling (B)

40 (11.4%)

24 (8.7%)

Odds/Ratio

0.94

0.74

95% CI

0.6223 to 1.4162

0.4322 to 1.2711

Z Statistic

0.301

1.088

Significance level

p = 0.7634

p = 0.2765