Table 1 Participants’ demographics (N = 37)

Age (years), mean (SD)

27.2 (9.2)

Females, n (%)

13 (35)

Body mass index^a (kg/m²), mean (SD)

23.8 (2.8)

Time elapsed between injury and surgery^b (weeks), median (IQR)

11.0 (8.0–22.0)

Preoperative rehabilitation, n (%)

21 (57)

Professional status, n (%)

 Professional athletes

3 (8)

 High school students

7 (19)

 Employed

26 (70)

 Unemployed

1 (3)

Level of sport^c, n (%)

 Professional

3 (8)

 Competition

18 (49)

 Leisure

15 (40)

Type of sport, n (%)

 Handball

7 (19)

 Football

8 (22)

 Martial arts

3 (8)

 Ski

3 (8)

 Racket sport

3 (8)

 Other

11 (30)

 Traffic accident/work injury

2 (5)

Surgery, n (%)

 Isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

26 (70)

 Partial meniscectomy

10 (27)

 Meniscal suture

1 (3)

Surgical technique, n (%)

 Semitendinosus and gracilis construct

22 (59)

 DT4

8 (22)

 Mac Intosh

1 (3)

 Kenneth Jones

6 (16)

 Lemaire

6 (16)