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Table 1 General Information and univariate analysis of Medial and Lateral Meniscus Tears

From: Risk of total/subtotal meniscectomy for respective medial and lateral meniscus injury: correlation with tear type, duration of complaint, age, gender and ACL rupture in 6034 Asian patients

  

Medial

Lateral

Variable

Groups

Meniscus tears

Total/subtotal meniscectomy (%)

Meniscus tears

Total/subtotal meniscectomy (%)

Age

≤40

2525

825(32.7%)

2891

1056(36.5%)

 

>40

1043

299(28.7%)

782

357(45.7%)

 

χ2/P

 

χ2 = 5.489, P = 0.019*

 

χ2 = 21.652, P < 0.001*

Gender

Female

1243

391(31.5%)

1213

534(44%)

 

Male

2325

733(31.5%)

2460

879(35.7%)

 

χ2/P

 

χ2 = 0.002, P = 0.965

 

χ2 = 23.595, P < 0.001*

Side

Left

1734

523(30.2%)

1712

654(38.2%)

 

Right

1834

601(32.8%)

1961

759(38.7%)

 

χ2/P

 

χ2 = 2.81, P = 0.094

 

χ2 = 0.098, P = 0.754

ACL

Intact

1480

441(29.8%)

1724

895(51.9%)

 

Rupture

2088

683(32.7%)

1949

518(26.6%)

 

χ2/P

 

χ2 = 3.407, P = 0.065

 

χ2 = 248.09, P < 0.001*

Duration of complaint

0 – 28 days

310

93(30%)

404

131(32.4%)

 

29-56 weeks

247

58(23.5%)

285

90(31.6%)

 

57 d – 1 year

1680

513(30.57%)

1773

675(38.1%)

 

1 – 2 year

462

149(32.3%)

439

170(38.7%)

 

>2 years

869

311(31.5%)

772

347(44.9%)

 

χ2/P

 

χ2 = 15.933, P = 0.003*

 

χ2 = 25.771, P < 0.001*

Tear types

Longitudinal

1624

504(31%)

826

272(32.9%)

 

Radial

219

55(25.1%)

585

168(28.7%)

 

Oblique

253

57(22.5%)

480

80(16.7%)

 

Horizontal

408

83(20.3%)

507

197(38.9%)

 

Complex

1064

425(39.9%)

1275

696(54.6%)

 

χ2/P

 

χ2 = 72.426, P < 0.001*

 

χ2 = 270.585, P < 0.001*

  1. *represents the significant difference (P < 0.05)