Table 1:
Baseline Characteristics of cohort
| Overall n=221 |
Change in Effusion-Synovitis over 18 months |
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| Persistently minimal n=100 |
Intermittent n=74 |
Persistently extensive n=47 |
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| Age | 59 (+/−7) | 59 (+/−7) | 58 (+/−8) | 58 (+/−8) |
| BMI kg/m2 | 30 (+/−6) | 28 (+/−5) | 30 (+/−6) | 31 (+/−7) |
| KOOS Pain | 46 (+/−16) | 44 (+/−16) | 44 (+/−15) | 54 (+/−15) |
| KOOS Function | 37 (+/−18) | 34 (+/−17) | 35 (+/−17) | 45 (+/−20) |
| Female, n (%) | 129 (58%) | 59 (59%) | 33 (45%) | 37 (79%) |
| Received APM, n (%) | 143 (65%) | 64 (64%) | 46 (62%) | 33 (70%) |
| KL grade 0, n (%) | 50 (23%) | 26 (26%) | 17 (23%) | 7 (15%) |
| KL grade 1, n (%) | 51 (23%) | 24 (24%) | 23 (31%) | 4 (9%) |
| KL grade 2, n (%) | 58 (26%) | 27 (27%) | 14 (19%) | 17 (36%) |
| KL grade 3, n (%) | 62 (28%) | 23 (23%) | 20 (27%) | 19 (40%) |
| Cartilage damage size ≤75%, n (%) | 135 (61%) | 65 (65%) | 46 (62%) | 24 (51%) |
| Cartilage damage size >75%, n (%) | 86 (39%) | 35 (35%) | 28 (38%) | 23 (49%) |
| Cartilage damage depth <10%, n (%) | 132 (60%) | 73 (73%) | 39 (53%) | 20 (43%) |
| Cartilage damage depth ≥ 10%, n (%) | 89 (40%) | 27 (27%) | 35 (47%) | 27 (57%) |
Mean (SD) unless otherwise noted. BMI; body mass index. KOOS; knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score. APM; arthroscopic partial meniscectomy