Table 3.
Patellar cartilage defects change in each group given as number (%)
| ACLR isolated (n = 32) |
ACLR combined (n = 25) |
Controls (n = 9) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline defect score | 0.26 | |||
| Grade 0 | 18 (56%) | 15 (60%) | 7 (78%) | |
| Grade 1 | 12 (38%) | 7 (28%) | 1 (11%) | |
| Grade 2 | 1 (3%) | 3 (12%) | 0 (0) | |
| Grade 3 | 1 (3%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Grade 4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (11%) | |
| Follow-up defect score | 0.42 | |||
| Grade 0 | 25 (78%) | 20 (80%) | 7 (78%) | |
| Grade 1 | 5 (16%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (11%) | |
| Grade 2 | 1 (3%) | 3 (12%) | 0 (0) | |
| Grade 3 | 1 (3%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Grade 4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (11%) | |
| Defect changes | ||||
| Progression | 1 (3%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0) | 0.73 |
| Stable | 23 (72%) | 17 (68%) | 9 (100%) | 0.18 |
| Regression | 8 (25%) | 6 (24%) | 0 (0) | 0.29 |