Table 1.
Influence of Several Factors in the Establishment of Cell Culture From the Pathologic Cartilage Fragments (Univariate Analysis).
| Cell Culture |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Yes | No | P Value |
| Age (years)a | 32.29 ± 11.81 | 35.00 ± 11.86 | 0.593 |
| Body mass indexa | 22.74 ± 1.71 | 25.72 ± 4.47 | 0.097 |
| Gender | 0.888 | ||
| Male | 5 | 20 | |
| Female | 2 | 7 | |
| Dominance | 0.653 | ||
| Left-handed | 0 | 2 | |
| Right-handed | 7 | 24 | |
| Ambidextrous | 0 | 1 | |
| Knee | |||
| Right | 5 | 12 | 0.203 |
| Left | 2 | 15 | |
| Aspect | 0.005 | ||
| Fixed | 1 | 2 | |
| Flapped | 4 | 2 | |
| Loose body | 2 | 23 | |
| Diagnosis | 0.001 | ||
| OD | 0 | 11 | |
| Arthrosis | 1 | 12 | |
| Trauma | 6 | 4 | |
| Time of evolution | <0.001 | ||
| Less than 1 month | 3 | 1 | |
| Between 1 month and 1 year | 3 | 2 | |
| More than 1 year | 1 | 24 | |
OD = osteochondritis dissecans.
a
Expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance is represented in boldface.