Table 3 Demographic characteristics of patients who had versus did not have successful healing after treatment (repair or conservative) of meniscal tears
|
Success healing (n = 93) |
Failed healing (n = 18) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 29 ± 10 | 27 ± 11 | 0.464 |
| Sex (Male:Female) | 76:17 | 14:4 | 0.695 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25 ± 3 | 26 ± 5 | 0.112 |
| Follow-up (months) | 24 ± 7 | 29 ± 28 | 0.12 |
| STSD at second look (mm) | 2.4 ± 2.7 | 1.8 ± 2.0 | 0.437 |
| Graft (n) | 0.165 | ||
| Hamstring autograft | 35 | 6 | |
| BPTB autograft | 0 | 1 | |
| Achilles allograft | 3 | 2 | |
| Tibialis allograft | 39 | 4 | |
| Mixed grafta | 15 | 5 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | |
| Femoral tunnel preparation (n) | 0.891 | ||
| Transportal | 47 | 8 | |
| Outside-in | 27 | 6 | |
| Transtibial | 19 | 4 | |
| Meniscal tear compartment (n) | |||
| MM tears | 35 | 9 | 0.598 |
| LM tears | 23 | 4 | |
| Both MM + LM tears | 35 | 5 | |
| Meniscal tear type (n) | 0.13 | ||
| Longitudinal | 77 | 13 | |
| Radial | 11 | 2 | |
| Horizontal | 2 | 0 | |
| Complex | 3 | 3 | |
| Meniscal tear location (n) | 0.283 | ||
| Anterior horn | 3 | 1 | |
| Body | 3 | 2 | |
| Posterior horn | 75 | 11 | |
| B-P | 10 | 4 | |
| A-P | 2 | 0 | |
| Meniscalus tear treatment (n) | |||
| Repair | 78 | 15 | 0.954 |
| Left in situ | 15 | 3 | |