Table 2.
Intraoperative status.
| All Patients (n = 61) |
with PRP (n = 30) |
without PRP (n = 31) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoperative medial cartilage grading | ||||
| Grade 0 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 0.137 ** |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Intraoperative lateral cartilage grading | ||||
| Grade 0 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 0.222 ** |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Grade 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Meniscus condition | ||||
| Discoid meniscus | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 ** |
| Meniscus side | ||||
| Medial | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0.077 |
| Lateral | 34 | 13 | 21 | |
| Both | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| Tear pattern | ||||
| Longitudinal | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0.337 ** |
| Horizontal | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Radial | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Complex | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
| Root | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| ACL status | ||||
| Concomitant ACL reconstruction | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0.866 |
| Repair technique | ||||
| All-inside | 42 | 15 | 27 | 0.005 ** |
| All-inside + Inside-out | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
| All-inside + Outside-in | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| All-inside + Inside-out + Outside-in | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total number of sutures, mean ± SD | 3.0 ± 1.6 | 3.9 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | <0.001 |
PRP, platelet-rich plasma; SD, standard deviation; ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; ** Fisher’s exact test was applied.