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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: A characteristic MRI finding to diagnose a partial tear of the medial meniscus posterior root: an ocarina sign

 

Partial MMPRTs

Other MM tears

P value

Number of patients

18

18

 

Gender, men/women

2/16

11/7

0.005*a

Age (years)

64.6 ± 7.8

54.0 ± 9.0

0.001*

Height (m)

1.54 ± 0.06

1.66 ± 0.09

< 0.001*

Body weight (kg)

62.3 ± 11.2

69.4 ± 13.5

0.046*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.2 ± 3.9

25.1 ± 3.7

0.184

Painful popping episode (%)

8 (44.4)

2 (11.1)

0.060a

MRI examinations

23

23

 
  1. Data of age, height, body weight, and body mass index are displayed as mean ± standard deviation. MMPRT medial meniscus posterior root tear, MM medial meniscus. Statistical differences in age, height, body weight, and body mass index between two groups were analyzed using Mann–Whitney U test. aFisher’s exact test. *Significant difference
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Knee Surgery & Related Research

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