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Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Superior outcomes of pullout repairs for medial meniscus posterior root tears in partial tear compared to complete radial tear

 

Partial tear

(n = 15)

Complete tear

(n = 86)

p value

Sex (male/female)

5/10

18/68

0.322

Age (years)

64.4 ± 7.4

66.4 ± 7.9

0.405

Height (m)

1.57 ± 0.1

1.54 ± 0.1

0.201

Weight (kg)

61.5 ± 11.1

62.1 ± 11.8

0.951

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.0 ± 4.2

26.1 ± 4.7

0.597

Femorotibial angle (º)

178.0 ± 1.5

177.3 ± 1.6

0.698

Pre-operative K-L grade (0/1/2)

0/5/10

0/38/48

0.574

Surgical technique (TSS + PM /TCS/ TCS + PA)

10/2/3

51/17/18

0.925

Duration from injury to operation (day)

99.9 ± 80.1

54.2 ± 34.6

0.030*

               from injury to pre-operative MRI (day)

73.2 ± 85.5

24.7 ± 30.9

0.032*

               from pre-operative MRI to operation (day)

26.7 ± 15.2

29.5 ± 18.8

0.933

Partial tear classification (type A/B)

2/13

  

Complete tear classification (type 2A/2B)

 

23/63

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number
  2. K-L Kellgren–Lawrence, TSS two simple stitches, PM posteromedial pullout, TCS two cinch stitches, PA posterior anchoring, MRI magnetic resonance imaging *p < 0.05