Table 1.
Demographic Data of Study Patients a
| All-Epiphyseal (n = 18) |
Conventional (n = 84) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at the time of surgery, y | 12.4 ± 1.2 | 14.1 ± 0.9 | <.001 |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Female | 10 (56) | 75 (89) | .002 |
| Male | 8 (44) | 9 (11) | |
| Height, cm | 160.4 ± 8.0 | 160.0 ± 5.8 | .792 |
| Weight, kg | 52.2 ± 13.0 | 55.2 ± 6.6 | .371 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 20.0 ± 3.4 | 21.6 ± 2.5 | .059 |
| Time from injury to surgery, weeks | 17.8 ± 32.3 | 9.9 ± 14.3 | .353 |
| Follow-up period, months | 41.6 ± 20.1 | 38.2 ± 20.1 | .530 |
| Meniscus injury, n (%) | .948 | ||
| LM | 7 (39) | 29 (46) | |
| MM | 2 (11) | 13 (21) | |
| LM and MM | 4 (22) | 21 (33) | |
| Cartilage injury, n | 0 | 0 | |
| Surgical time, min | 71.5 ± 9.1 | 64.4 ± 15.3 | .061 |
a Data are reported as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. Bold P values indicate statistically significant difference between groups (P < .05). LM, lateral meniscus; MM, medial meniscus.