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. 2018 Oct 3;13(10):e0205118. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205118

Table 1. Characteristics of patients with or without PCL injury.

Posterior cruciate ligament Total With Without P
Variables n % n % n %
Total 20,845 4,169 20.00 16,676 80.00
Sex 0.999
Male 14,765 70.83 2,953 70.83 11,812 70.83
Female 6,080 29.17 1,216 29.17 4,864 29.17
Age (years) 32.54±17.94 32.15±12.65 32.64±19.03 0.115
Age group (years) 0.999
18–24 8,815 42.29 1,763 42.29 7,052 42.29
25–49 9,585 45.98 1,917 45.98 7,668 45.98
≥50 2,445 11.73 489 11.73 1,956 11.73
Poor prognosisa <0.001
Without 20,332 97.54 4,008 96.14 16,324 97.89
With 513 2.46 161 3.86 352 2.11
Meniscus tear <0.001
Without 20,761 99.60 4,122 98.87 16,639 99.78
With 84 0.40 47 1.13 37 0.22
Osteoarthritis 0.001
Without 20,415 97.94 4,056 97.29 16,359 98.10
With 430 2.06 113 2.71 317 1.90
Total knee replacement 0.041
Without 20,704 99.32 4,131 99.09 16,573 99.38
With 141 0.68 38 0.91 103 0.62

a. Poor prognosis include meniscus tear, osteoarthritis and total knee replacement.