Table 4.
Healing pattern in various size of tear in two groups, delaminated versus nondelaminated
| Size of tear | Delaminatedornondelaminated | Intact, normally healed (n=175), n (%) | Partially healed (n=36), n (%) | Retear (n=22), n (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium size tear (n=72) | Delaminated (n=34) | 29 (85.3) | 4 (11.8) | 1 (2.9) | 0.27 |
| Nondelaminated (n=38) | 30 (78.9) | 3 (7.9) | 5 (13.2) | ||
| Column total | 59 (81.9) | 7 (9.7) | 6 (8.3) | ||
| Large size tear (n=117) | Delaminated (n=67) | 51 (76.1) | 10 (14.9) | 6 (9) | 0.29 |
| Nondelaminated (n=50) | 41 (82) | 8 (16) | 1 (2) | ||
| Column total | 92 (78.6) | 18 (15.4) | 7 (6) | ||
| Massive size tear (n=44) | Delaminated (n=30) | 15 (50) | 9 (30) | 6 (20) | 0.52 |
| Nondelaminated (n=14) | 9 (64.3) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (21.4) | ||
| Column total | 24 (54.5) | 11 (25) | 9 (20.45) |