Table 2.
Histopathologic status of ACL between two groups with and without notch stenosis
| Histopathologic situation |
FIN index more or equal 0.252
(number/percent) |
FIN index less than 0.252
(number/percent) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myxoid change | Absence(0) | 1(3.22) | 4(12.5) | 0.4 |
| Mild(1) | 22(70.96) | 20(62.5) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 7(22.58) | 8(25) | ||
| Marked(3) | 1(3.22) | 0(0) | ||
| Cystic myxoid or microcycystic formation | Absence(0) | 8(25.80) | 5(15.62) | 0.317 |
| Mild(1) | 12(38.70) | 11(34.37) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 8(25.80) | 14(43.75) | ||
| Marked(3) | 3(9.67) | 2(6.25) | ||
| Chondroid metaplasia | Absence(0) | 26(83.87) | 28(87.05) | 0.459 |
| Mild(1) | 5(16.12) | 3(9037) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 0(0) | 1(3.12) | ||
| Marked(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| acellular zone | Absence(0) | 28(90.32) | 28(87.5) | 0.5 |
| Mild(1) | 3(9.67) | 4(12.5) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Marked(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Vascular proliferation | Absence(0) | 14(45.16) | 17(53.12) | 0.644 |
| Mild(1) | 12(38.70) | 9(28.12) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 5(16.12) | 7(21.87) | ||
| Marked(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Fibroblast proliferation | Absence(0) | 24(77.41) | 29(90.62) | 0.293 |
| Mild(1) | 6(19.35) | 3(9.37) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 1(3.22) | 0(0) | ||
| Marked(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Calcium pyrophosphate deposits | Absence(0) | 31(100) | 31(96.87) | 0.5 |
| Mild(1) | 0(0) | 1(3.12) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Marked(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Presence of gout | Absence(0) | 31(100) | 32(100) | 0.05> |
| Mild(1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Moderate(2) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Marked(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||