TABLE 1.
Patient Demographics and Injury Characteristicsa
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Patient demographics | |
| Age at operation, y, mean (range) | 25.3 (18-34) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (range) | 24.1 (20-31) |
| Smoking status, yes/no, n | 15/40 |
| Preinjury Tegner, median (range) | 7 (6-10) |
| Preinjury Marx, median (range) | 12 (8-16) |
| Injury-surgery interval, mo, mean ± SD | 13.4 ± 20.9 |
| Follow-up time, y, mean (range) | 7.1 (5-10) |
| Type of sports at injury, n | |
| Soccer | 30 |
| Basketball | 14 |
| Martial arts | 6 |
| Othersb | 5 |
| Concomitant knee lesions, No. of cases | |
| No concomitant lesions | 22 |
| Chondral lesionsc | 11 |
| MM tear resected | 14 |
| LM tear resected | 19 |
| MM tear repaired | 6 |
| LM tear repaired | 2 |
| MM and LM tears resected | 7 |
| MM/LM tear resected and chondral lesion | 6 |
aLM, lateral meniscus; MM, medial meniscus.
bOne case in each of the following sport: volleyball, gymnastics, handball, dancing, badminton.
cLesions considered Outerbridge grade 2 or higher (ie, worse) that involved the femoral or tibial condyles.