Table 5.

Radiographic Signs of Osteoarthritis by Meniscus Status at Reconstruction Documented Meniscal Status at the Time of ACL Reconstruction

Author	Year	Articular Cartilage Outerbridge Grade at Reconstruction	Normal Menisci	Normal or Repaired Menisci	Repaired Menisci	Partial Meniscectomy	Partial or total Meniscectomy	Total Meniscectomy	Significance
Salmon	2006	0–2		50 %				87 %	p = 0.006
Seon	2005	NR	20 % (5/25)				60 % (20/33)		p = 0.003
Hart	2005	0–2	13 % (2/15)			44 % (7/16)			p = 0.11
Hertel	2005	NR	5 % (1/20)		43 % (6/14)	48 % (14/29)			normal v repaired – p = 0.01 normal v partial -p = 0.01 repaired v partial – p = 0.5
Giron	2005	0–2	18 % (3/22)			31 % (6/16)			p = 0.08
Wang	2004	NR		38 % (6/16)		74 % (20/27)			p = 0.03
Wu	2002	0–4		8 % (2/25)				100 % (9/9)	p = 0.000001
Patel	2000	0–2	9 % (1/11)			100 % (13/13)			p = 0.00001
Shelbourne	2000	0–4		12 % (28/235)			38 % (78/247)		p = 0.003
Aglietti	1997	0–4	9 % (2/23)		7 % (1/15)	35 % (7/20)			normal v repair – p = 1.0 normal v partial -p = 0.06 repair v partial - p = 0.1
Aglietti	1994	0–2	10 % (2/20)		28 % (5/18)	58 % (11/19)			normal v repair – p = 0.2 normal v partial -p = 0.002 repair v partial - p = 0.1

NR – Not Reported