Table 2.

Comparison of the MJS, MME and quadriceps muscle strength preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively.

	Preoperative	Postoperative	p value
MJS in MMPRT knees, mm	4.32 ± 0.95	3.82 ± 1.13	<0.001*
MME in MMPRT knees, mm	3.81 ± 0.83	5.03 ± 1.22	<0.001*
Quadriceps muscle strength in MMPRT knees, N	283.9 ± 142.5	339.2 ± 135.0	0.018*
Quadriceps muscle strength in contralateral knees, N	352.3 ± 134.5	374.1 ± 132.0	0.106

Note: Values are presented as means ± standard deviations. p values are derived using the Wilcoxon signed‐rank test.

Abbreviations: MJS, medial joint space; MME, medial meniscus extrusion; MMPRT, medial meniscus posterior root tear.

^*Statistically significant.