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Table 2 Results of correlation of clinical factors by Spearman correlation analysis

From: Large medial meniscus extrusion and varus are poor prognostic factors of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for degenerative medial meniscus lesions

Continuous variables*

Coefficient

P

Preoperative factors

 Age, y

− 0.586

0.000

 BMI

0.013

0.906

 HKA, °

0.822

0.000

 MPTS, °

− 0.211

0.051

 MME, mm

− 0.794

0.000

  1. BMI body mass index, HKA hip–knee–ankle, MPTS medial posterior tibial slope, MME medial meniscal extrusion
  2. *Coefficients of correlation between continuous variables and clinical results were investigated by spearman correlation coefficient