Table 2.

MRI and radiographic findings of Meniscus posterior root repairs

	Medial meniscus. Root (n = 18)	Lateral meniscus root (n = 18)	P-value
MRI:
Menisci healing status: complete/partial/non-healed (n)	5/8/5	11/5/2	ns#
Complete healing:	5	11	< 0.05#
Menisci extrusion change pre- to postop (mm ± SD)	1.50 ± 1.9	−0.94 ± 1.9	< 0.05*
Radiographic imaging affected knee:
KL grade preop 0/1/2/3/4 (n = 2 missing)	6/9/1/0/0	10/5/3/0/0	ns#
KL grade FU 0/1/2/3/4	1/5/7/4/1	7/4/4/3/0	ns#

^*Students t-test

^#Chi square test/Fisher’s exact test

ns Non significant