3.2. Functional Results
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The research sample comprised 96 male and 24 female patients, with equal representation of genders in both groups. The T-test was applied to assess the age difference between the two patient groups, and the results showed no statistically significant difference in age (t (118) = −0.6877, Clinical parameters were monitored preoperatively and 12 months postoperatively and included examination using the Tegner, Lysholm and IKDC knee scores. Non-parametric chi-squared test was used to determine the relationship between variables with categorical data. This involved creating cross-tabulations when the prerequisites for the chi-squared test were not satisfied.Regarding the IKDC Score, it was found that before the operation, no patients exhibited normal knee findings, while nearly normal findings were present in 24.2% of patients, abnormal findings in 35%, and severely abnormal findings in 40.8%. After the operation, normal knee findings were observed in 70% of patients, nearly normal in 22.5%, and abnormal in 7.5%, and no patients had severe abnormalities. However, there was no significant correlation found between patient groups and the IKDC questionnaire scores postoperatively (χAs for the Tegner Activity Scale, the mean Tegner scores before the surgical procedure were 5.36 ± 2.63. Following the surgery, the average scores improved to 6.40 ± 2.24. The Mann-Whitney U test did not reveal any statistically significant variations in Tegner questionnaire scores between patient groups, both before and after surgery (Transitioning to the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, the initial Lysholm scale values ranged from 23 to 100 points, with an average of 73.60 ± 16.97. After the surgical intervention, the postoperative scores ranged from 50 to 100 points, averaging 87.52 ± 10.36. The Mann-Whitney U test indicated no noteworthy divergence in the average scores on the Lysholm scale between patient groups, both preoperatively and postoperatively (