The Current Literature that was concerning the relation between the meniscal tear degree, cartilage lesion degree, effusion degree, and cyst volume | ||||||||
The number of subjects | Chondral lesion degree & Cyst size (positive relationship) | Meniscal lesion degree & Cyst size (positive relationship) | Effusion degree & Cyst size (positive relationship) | Plica existence & Cyst size (positive relationship) | Statistical method | Quantification | ||
Vasilevska et al. [12] | 66 | + | + | _ | Chi-square test and (Mann-Whitney U test | weak | ||
Balık MS et al. [13] | 45 | + | _ | + | + | Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis test | Strong | |
Martí-Bonmatí L, et al. [14] | 145 | _ | + | + | - | Pearson correlation test | weak | |
Current study | 85 | + | _ | + | - | Spearman Correlation test | Strong | |
The Current Literature that was concerning the association between the cartilage lesion, effusion, meniscal tear existence, and cyst existence | ||||||||
The number of subjects | Chondral lesion & cyst existence association | Meniscal tear & cyst existence association | Effusion existence & cyst existence association | Plica existence & Cyst size (positive relationship) | Statistical method | Quantification | ||
Peter Larking [19] | Review article | - | + | - | - | None (Because the article is report or review) | None | |
Yuelong Cao et al. [20] | 105 | + | - | - | - | Multivariate logistic regression | None | |
Rupp S, et al. [21] | 100 | + | - | + | - | Maentel-Haenszel test. | None | |
Childress HM (1970) [ 15] | 36 | - | + | - | - | None (observational study) | None | Early ages (There was no arthroscopy and MRI) |
Miller et al. (1996) [18] | 400 | + | + | + | - | Multivariate logistic regression | None | |
Sansone and De Ponti (1999) [17] | 46 | + | + | - | - | Chi-Square Statistic | None | |
Stone KR, et al. (1996) [16] | 238 | - | + | - | - | None | None |