Table 2 Results for the lateral meniscus
From: Three-dimensional meniscus allograft sizing—a study of 280 healthy menisci
Lateral meniscus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Best possible | 3D MRI | 2D MRI | 2D RX | |
Mean surface distance (MeSD) | ||||
Mean (mm) | 0.77 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 1.17 |
Min–max (mm) | 0.611–1.10 | 0.611–1.38 | 0.701–2.01 | 0.720–2.29 |
Std | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
p value best | – | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
p value 3D MRI | – | – | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
p value 2D MRI | – | – | – | 0.007 |
Maximum surface distance (MaSD) | ||||
Mean (mm) | 4.04 | 4.90 | 5.89 | 6.46 |
Min–max (mm) | 2.43–11.2 | 2.59–12.3 | 2.73–16.8 | 2.69–14.5 |
Std | 1.32 | 1.70 | 2.21 | 2.27 |
p value best | – | 0.010 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
p value 3D MRI | – | – | 0.002 | < 0.001 |
p value 2D MRI | – | – | – | 0.208 |
Width difference | ||||
Mean (mm) | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
Min–max (mm) | 0–7.2 | 0–7.9 | 0–11.7 | 0.1–10.7 |
Std | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
p value best | – | 0.253 | 0.016 | < 0.001 |
p value 3D MRI | – | – | 1.000 | 0.015 |
p value 2D MRI | – | – | – | 0.242 |
Length difference | ||||
Mean (mm) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
Min–max (mm) | 0.1–7.7 | 0–10.0 | 0–9.8 | 0–8.0 |
Std | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
p value best | – | 0.176 | 0.388 | < 0.001 |
p value 3D MRI | – | – | 1.000 | 0.475 |
p value 2D MRI | – | – | – | 0.221 |
Height difference | ||||
Mean (mm) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Min–max (mm) | 0–4.0 | 0–5.1 | 0–5.3 | 0–5.2 |
Std | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
p value best | – | 1.000 | 0.010 | 0.150 |
p value 3D MRI | – | – | 0.009 | 0.133 |
p value 2D MRI | – | – | – | 1.000 |
Outliers* | ||||
W/L/H | 6 | 11 | 18 | 25 |
MaSD | 20 | 28 | 57 | 69 |