Table 6.
Subgroup Analyses for Lesion Location.
| Author | N | Follow-Up (Months) | Outcome Variable | Subgroup 1 | Subgroup 2 | Mean Subgroup 1 | Mean Subgroup 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asik et al.30 | 90 | 68.0 | Lysholm Oxford | Weightbearing surface | Non-weightbearing surface | 26.8 ± 5.3 16.2 ± 2.7 |
37.3 ± 6.4 23.2 ± 2.4 |
r = 0.658 r = 0.618 P ≤ 0.001 |
| De Windt et al.33 | 56 | 34.0 | VAS KOOS Lysholm |
Patellar or medial lesion | Other | Not reported | Not reported | n.s. |
| Gobbi et al.35 | 61 | 181.2 | IKDC Lysholm KOOS | Medial condyle | Lateral condyle | Not reported (better) | Not reported (worse) | P ≤ 0.05 |
| Kreuz et al.38 | 70 | 36.0 | ICRS Modified Cincinnati | Lesion on femoral condyles or tibia | Lesion on trochlea or patella | Not reported | Not reported | Defects on trochlea/patella in correlation with
deteriorated results: P ≤ 0.05 |
| Solheim et al.46 | 120 | 12-216 | Lysholm | Non-involvement of the patellofemoral joint | Involvement of the patellofemoral joint | Not reported | Not reported | OR = 2.27 P ≤ 0.05 |
ICRS = International Cartilage Repair Society; OR = odds ratio; KOOS = Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; IKDC = International Knee Documentation Committee; VAS = Visual Analog Scale.