Table 2 Frequency of affected side of meniscal tears based on Schatzker classification
Parameters | Schatzker I (n = 7) | Schatzker II (n = 99) | Schatzker III (n = 17) | Schatzker IV (n = 31) | Schatzker V (n = 66) | Schatzker VI (n = 32) | Total (n, %) (n = 252) | Statistics analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meniscal tears (%) | 3 (42.8%) | 71 (71.7%) | 8 (47.1%) | 17 (54.8%) | 48 (72.7%) | 21 (65.6%) | 168 (66.7%) | p > 0.05 |
LMT (%) | 2 (28.5%) | 58 (58.6%)a | 7 (41.2%) | 4 (12.9%) | 9 (13.6%) | 4 (12.5%) | 84 (33.3%) | p < 0.05 |
MMT (%) | 0(0%) | 5 (5.1%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (35.5%)b | 7 (10.6%) | 3 (9.4%) | 26 (10.3%) | p < 0.05 |
BMT (%) | 1 (14.3%) | 8 (8.1%) | 1 (5.9%) | 2 (6.5%) | 32 (48.5%)c | 14 (43.8%) | 58 (23.0%) | p < 0.05 |