Clinical Study

Healing of the Acutely Injured Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Functional Treatment with the ACL-Jack, a Dynamic Posterior Drawer Brace

Table 2

Comparative data of successfully treated and failed patients within the ACL-Jack group.

ACL-Jack group
SuccessfulFailures

Patients6618
AgeYears34 ± 15 (14–74)24 ± 12 (15–57)0.00002
SexM/F36/3116/2
Meniscus tear (%)9 (14%)2 (11%)n.s.
ACL displaced (%)23 (27%)5 (28%)n.s.
Injury to treatmentDays13 ± 5 (3–21)14 ± 7 (5–21)n.s.