Table 1. Full descriptive statistics for the medial meniscectomy (MM), lateral meniscectomy (LM), and both medial and lateral meniscectomies (MLM) groups as well as for all patients.
| n= | MM | LM | MLM | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male: Female | 30 | 10: 2 | 11: 0 | 5: 2 | 26: 4 |
| Age at FU (Mean +/- SD) | 30 | 57.3+3.9 | 55.5+5.4 | 54.1+6.3 | 55.9+5.1 |
| Type of meniscectomy (bilateral knees) | 15 (3) | 15 (4) | 8 (1) | 38 (8) | |
| BMI (Mean +/- SD) in kg/m2 | 30 | 28.2+3.6 | 28.0+2.7 | 29.0+4.3 | 28.3+3.4 |
| IKDC score (Mean +/- SD) | 30 | 58.8+9.7 | 61.7+14.4 | 56.3+12.6 | 59.4 +12.0 |
| KOOS | 30 | ||||
| - symptoms | 68.3+20.8 | 60.7+24.4 | 57.7+20.5 | 63.2+22.0 | |
| - Pain | 73.7+21.3 | 70.2+20.5 | 75.8+21.6 | 72.6+20.6 | |
| - Activities of Daily Living (ADL) | 75.7+19.8 | 78.5+19.4 | 80.3+22.0 | 77.7+19.6 | |
| - Sports | 61.0+27.7 | 54.0+31.6 | 72.1+27.1 | 60.3+28.8 | |
| - Quality of Life (QoL) | 62.9+26.6 | 53.3+28.8 | 75.9+23.5 | 61.5+27.5 | |
| Valgus angle (Mean +/- SD) | 38 | -0.5+4.5 * | 5.5+2.9 | 5.9+3.9 | 3.2+4.8 |
| magnitude of malalignment (Mean +/- SD) | 38 | 6.5+4.5 * | 2.3+1.8 | 3.0+2.0 | 4.1+3.7 |
| Flexion (Mean +/- SD) | 38 | 125.0+12.5 | 129.3+9.8 | 120.6+6.2 * | 127.1+10.7 |
| Hyperextension (Mean +/- SD) | 38 | -6.3+5.2 | -3.7+5.2 | -5.0+8.9 | -5.0+6.0 |
* Significantly differs at p<0.05