Table 3.
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis of Different Factor Effects on the AOFAS Difference at 12 Months With Regard to Baseline and on the MOCART at 12-Month Follow-up.
| Variables | 12-Month Improvement AOFAS |
MOCART at 12 Months |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression Coefficient (95% CI) | P | Regression Coefficient (95% CI) | P | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | −1.305 (−22.374, 19.764) | 0.896 | −3.518 (−20.388, 13.352) | 0.660 |
| Laterality | ||||
| Right | 0.142 (−18.802, 19.086) | 0.897 | 1.326 (−13.842, 16.495) | 0.853 |
| Location | ||||
| Medial | 18.719 (−15.017, 52.455) | 0.252 | 21.915 (−5.098, 48.927) | 0.103 |
| Number of lesions | ||||
| 1 | 9.059 (−25.404, 43.522) | 0.580 | −16.636 (−44.231, 10.958) | 0.215 |
| Grade | ||||
| Grade 3 | 22.166 (−11.176, 55.508) | 0.175 | 11.860 (−14.836, 38.557) | 0.355 |
| Sandwich technique | ||||
| Yes | 13.254 (−13.796, 40.304) | 0.309 | −3.291 (−24.950, 18.369) | 0.748 |
| Previous surgeries | ||||
| 0 | 4.968 (−31.305, 41.241) | 0.772 | 16.574 (−12.471, 45.618) | 0.239 |
| 1 | 18.635 (−17.777, 55.047) | 0.289 | 16.353 (−12.793, 45.518) | 0.247 |
| 2 | −7.003 (−47.539, 33.534) | 0.715 | −12.525 (−44.983, 19.934) | 0.420 |
| Age | −0.295 (−1.442, 0.853) | 0.588 | −0.223 (−1.142, 0.695) | 0.608 |
AOFAS = American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society; MOCART = magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue.