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Table 2 Comparison of preoperative clinical scores between groups

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

Lysholm knee score

61.4 ± 13.2

59.2 ± 11.6

0.070

Tegner activity score

1.9 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.9

0.070

IKDC score

45.9 ± 15.6

38.5 ± 15.3

0.040*

KOOS-Pain

67.6 ± 12.6

60.8 ± 16.9

0.321

          -Symptoms

72.1 ± 11.4

64.4 ± 18.7

0.200

          -ADL

79.1 ± 13.9

67.3 ± 15.7

0.010*

          -Sport/Rec

36.7 ± 23.4

23.6 ± 23.6

0.018*

          -QOL

44.3 ± 22.0

34.6 ± 18.9

0.101

Pain score (VAS)

38.5 ± 16.1

43.1 ± 27.0

0.809

  1. Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, KOOS Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, ADL activities of daily living, Sport/Rec sport and recreation; QOL quality of life, VAS visual analog score
  3. *p < 0.05
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