Skip to main content

Table 6 The literature concerning associations/ relations between the intraarticular pathologies and Baker cyst

From: Factors affecting Baker cyst volume, with emphasis on cartilage lesion degree and effusion in the young and middle-aged population

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