Table 1.

Baseline demographics and surgical data of study patients with posterior meniscal root repairs for the medial and lateral meniscus

	Medial meniscus (n = 18)	Lateral meniscus (n = 18)	P-values
Age (median ± IQ range)	54.6 ± 15 (35–65)	26.3 ± 11 (18–45)	< 0.05*
Sex (male/female)	7/11	8/10	ns#
Side (right/left)	9/9	6/12	ns#
Body mass index (mean ± SD)	29.1 ± 4.7	25.3 ± 2.2	< 0.05*
ACL reconstruction(n)	0	17	< 0.05#
ACL revisions(n)	0	6	< 0.05#
Additional mensical injury(n)	0	11	< 0.05#
Follow-up (months)	26	25	ns*

^*Students t-test/Mann Whitney test

^#Chi-square/Fishers exact test

ns Non significant