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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Patellar cartilage increase following ACL reconstruction with and without meniscal pathology: a two-year prospective MRI morphological study

 

ACLR isolated

(n = 32)

ACLR combined

(n = 25)

Controls

(n = 9)

p value

Age (yrs)

30.7 (± 6.4)

30.6 (± 7.1)

28.3 (± 4.0)

0.58

Male, n (%)

19 (59)

18 (72)

8 (89)

0.24

BMI (kg/m2)

24.4 (± 3.2)1

27.0 (± 3.6) 1

24.6 (± 3.8)

0.02*

Time from surgery to baseline (yrs)

2.5 (± 0.4)

2.5 (± 0.4)

Not applicable

0.92

Time from baseline to follow-up MRI (yrs)

2.1 (± 0.2) 2

2.0 (± 0.2) 3

2.9 (± 0.4) 2 3

< 0.001*

  1. Parametric data are presented as mean (± standard deviation)
  2. ACLR anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, BMI body mass index, MRI magenetic resonance imaging
  3. *Significant difference (p < 0.05). Post hoc was significantly different for 1 isolated ACLR versus combined ACLR, 2 isolated ACLR versus controls, 3 combined ACLR group versus controls
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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