High incidence of subsequent re-operation following treatments for medial meniscus tears combined with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: second-look arthroscopic study

Table 1 Demographics of the 148 meniscal tears concurrent to ACL injuries

	Medial meniscus (n = 86)	Lateral meniscus (n = 62)	p value
Age (years)	30 ± 10	27 ± 9	0.086
Sex (Male:Female)	71:15	54:8	0.452
BMI (kg/m²)	26 ± 3	25 ± 4	0.308
Follow-up (months)	24 ± 16	22 ± 8	0.414
STSD at second look (mm)	0.9 ± 2.7	1.6 ± 2.2	0.075
Graft (n)			0.886
Hamstring autograft	30	19
BPTB autograft	2	1
Achilles allograft	9	7
Tibialis allograft	29	26
Mixed graft^a	15	9
Unknown	1	0
Femoral tunnel preparation (n)			0.944
Transportal	37	27
Outside-in	25	16
Transtibial	23	19
Unknown	1	0
Meniscus tear type (n)			0.003
Longitudinal	67	37
Radial	4	16
Horizontal	5	4
Complex	10	5
Meniscus tear location (n)			0.002
Anterior horn	0	4
Body	2	11
Posterior horn	62	39
A-B	0	0
B-P	17	7
A-P	5	1

Values represent mean ± standard deviation
BMI body mass index, STSD side-to-side differences, BPTB bone patellar tendon bone, A-B anterior horn to body, B-P body to posterior horn, A-P anterior horn to posterior horn
^a Hamstring autograft + tibialis allograft

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