Table 2.
Patients’ knee operations prior to and after MAT
| Patients’ historya | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of prior surgical interventions | n = 302 | Patients (n = 108) |
| 1 operation | 20 (19%) | |
| 2 | 38 (35%) | |
| 3–5 | 44 (40%) | |
| 6–14 | 6 (6%) | |
| Per patient (median, IQR) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operations prior to MATa | 2 (2–3) | |
| Partial meniscectomy | 1 (1–2) | |
| (Sub)total meniscectomy | 0.5 (0–1) | |
| ACL reconstruction | 0 (0–0) | |
| Meniscal repair | 0 (0–0) | |
| No further specified arthroscopy | 0 (0–1) | |
| Interval between (sub)total meniscectomy and MAT (months) | 28 (13–68) |
| Operations after MAT | n = 48 | patients (n = 29)b |
|---|---|---|
| Partial meniscectomy | 12 | 8 |
| Refixation of the graft | 8 | 8 |
| Resection of the graft | 3 | 3 |
| Total knee arthroplasty | 8 | 8 |
| Other reason (e.g., synovectomy) | 17 | 16 |
ACL anterior cruciate ligament, IQR interquartile range
aMultiple responses (some patients had up to 14 prior procedures of which up to 7 partial meniscectomies)
bSome patients had multiple (different) operations after MAT