Table 3.
Distribution of articular cartilage and meniscal findings on MRI
| Variables | Players (n = 32) | Controls (n = 39) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | I | II | III | IV | 0 | I | II | III | IV | |
| Articular cartilage | ||||||||||
| Patella | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trochlea | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lateral femoral condyle | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medial femoral condyle | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lateral tibial plateaus | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medial tibial plateaus | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meniscus | ||||||||||
| Medial | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Lateral | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| P | 0.014 | 0.608 | ||||||||
| χ2 | 6.063 | 0.263 | ||||||||
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging. –: Not applicable.