Table 2.
Concomitant injuries on MRI (i.e. the presence of oedema) in relation to the presence or absence of intraoperative meniscal ramp lesions
| Meniscus ramp | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intact | Injured | ||
| Superficial MCL | |||
| Intact | 39 (46.4%) | 1 (6.3%) | p = 0.002 |
| Injured | 45 (53.6%) | 15 (93.8%) | |
| Deep MCL | |||
| Intact | 63 (75.0%) | 6 (37.5%) | p = 0.006 |
| Injured | 21 (25.0%) | 10 (62.5%) | |
| POL | |||
| Intact | 75 (89.3%) | 14 (87.5%) | n.s |
| Injured | 9 (10.7%) | 2 (12.5%) | |
| LCL | |||
| Intact | 78 (92.9%) | 15 (93.8%) | n.s |
| Injured | 6 (7.1%) | 1 (6.3%) | |
| Kaplan fibres | |||
| Intact | 36 (42.9%) | 3 (18.8%) | n.s |
| Injured | 48 (57.1%) | 13 (81.3%) | |
| Anterolateral ligament | |||
| Intact | 67 (79.8%) | 12 (75.0%) | n.s |
| Injured | 17 (20.2%) | 4 (25.0%) | |
| Medial meniscus | |||
| Intact | 56 (66.7%) | 10 (62.5%) | n.s |
| Injured | 28 (33.3%) | 6 (37.5%) | |
| Lateral meniscus | |||
| Intact | 37 (44.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | n.s |
| Injured | 47 (56.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| MTP bone oedema | |||
| Absent | 40 (47.6%) | 2 (12.5%) | p = 0.012 |
| Present | 44 (52.4%) | 14 (87.5%) | |
| MFC bone oedema | |||
| Absent | 60 (71.4%) | 7 (43.8%) | p = 0.043 |
| Present | 24 (28.6%) | 9 (56.3%) | |
| Medial tibial slope (°) | 3.3 ± 2.3 | 3.7 ± 2.3 | n.s |
| Lateral tibial slope (°) | 7.0 ± 3.7 | 5.4 ± 2.9 | n.s |
| Tibial slope asymmetry (°) | 3.8 ± 3.9 | 1.7 ± 2.8 | p = 0.044 |
Data is given as numbers (%)
MCL medial collateral ligament, POL posterior oblique ligament, LCL lateral collateral ligament, MTP medial tibial plateau, MFC medial femoral condyle