Table 2.
Within-Group Changes in WORMS From Baseline to Follow-Up.
| Group AR (n = 21) | P Value | Group PM (n = 22) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Postoperative | Preoperative | Postoperative | |||
| Lysholm | 38.76 ± 14.51 | 86.67 ± 7.88 | <0.001 a | 39.41 ± 15.63 | 82.55 ± 15.98 | <0.001 a |
| IKDC | 24.13 ± 9.95 | 73.7 ± 7.63 | <0.001 a | 26.66 ± 10.65 | 71.37 ± 16.33 | <0.001 a |
| MME (mm) | 3.28 ± 1.06 | 3.62 ± 1.52 | 0.144 | 3.44 ± 1.22 | 5.03 ± 1.48 | 0.001 a |
| WORMS-cartilage morphological score | ||||||
| MFc | 1 (0;2) | 1 (0;2.25) | 0.016 a | 2 (0.75;2) | 4 (1.5;5) | 0.001 a |
| MFp | 0 (0;1) | 1 (0;1) | 0.197 | 0 (0;1) | 1 (0;1.25) | 0.010 a |
| MTa | 0 (0;1) | 0 (0;1) | 0.046 a | 0 (0;0) | 0.5 (0;2) | 0.010 a |
| MTc | 0 (0;1) | 0 (0;1) | 0.041 a | 0 (0;1) | 1.5 (0;4) | 0.002 a |
| MTp | 0 (0;1) | 0 (0;1) | 1.000 | 0 (0;0) | 1 (0;2.25) | 0.003 a |
| WORMS-BML score | ||||||
| MFc | 0 (0;1) | 0 (0;1) | 0.206 | 0 (0;0) | 1 (0;2) | 0.004 a |
| MFp | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;0) | 0.157 | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;0) | 0.059 |
| MTa | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;0) | 0.414 | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;1.25) | 0.017 a |
| MTc | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;0.5) | 0.157 | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;2) | 0.019 a |
| MTp | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;0) | 0.157 | 0 (0;0) | 0 (0;0) | 0.102 |
| WORMS-synovitis | 0 (0;2) | 1 (0;1) | 0.227 | 1 (0;1.5) | 0 (0;1) | 1.000 |
Categorical variables are expressed as median (interquartile range) or n (%).
WORMS = Whole-Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score; AR = all-inside repair; PM = partial meniscectomy; IKDC = International Knee Documentation Committee; MME = medial meniscus extrusion; MF = medial femoral condyle; c = central; p = posterior; MT = medial tibia; a = anterior; BML, bone marrow lesion.
a
Significant at the level of P < .05.