Table 3.
Mean absolute meniscal coverage in mm and coverage proportion in middle-aged and elderly persons with Kellgren and Lawrence grade 0 knees
| Mean coverage, mm (SD) | Relative coverage, % (SD)* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right knee | Left Knee | Right knee | Left knee | |||||
| Medial | Lateral | Medial | Lateral | Medial | Lateral | Medial | Lateral | |
| Men | 7.8 (3.2) | 9.9 (2.9) | 9.9 (4.0) | 10.0 (2.7) | 24 (10) | 30 (9) | 31 (13) | 31 (9) |
| Women | 6.9 (2.5) | 8.5 (2.9) | 8.4 (3.4) | 8.8 (2.5) | 25 (9) | 30 (10) | 31 (12) | 31 (10) |
| All | 7.3 (2.9) | 9.1 (3.0) | 9.0 (3.8) | 9.3 (2.6) | 25 (9) | 30 (10) | 31 (12) | 31 (9) |
*Proportion (%) of ipsilateral tibial plateau width on mid-coronal MR image