Hidden Unstable Flap Should Be Suspected in Treating Intractable Pain from Medial Meniscus Horizontal Tear
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
Logistic Regression Analyses Regarding Unstable Flap
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Overall | Flap Group (n = 45) | Non-Flap Group (n = 20) | p Value | |
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Age, yr a | 52.2 ± 12.6 | 49.6 ± 12.8 | 57.7 ± 11.7 | 0.036 |
Male/Female, n | 29/36 | 21/24 | 8/12 | 0.788 |
BMI, kg/m2 a | 24.8 ± 6.1 | 24.4 ± 3.9 | 25.8 ± 9.6 | 0.394 |
Lower limb alignment, deg a, b | 2.7 ± 2.7 | 2.3 ± 2.8 | 3.6 ± 2.4 | 0.116 |
Trauma history, n | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0.418 |
Mechanical symptom, n | 50 | 34 | 16 | 0.761 |
Symptom duration, month a | 13.0 ± 5.8 | 9.3 ± 4.4 | 20.9 ± 11.3 | 0.017 |
VAS score a | 5.9 ± 2.4 | 6.0 ± 2.5 | 5.8 ± 2.4 | 0.793 |
Lysholm score a | 67.7 ± 17.6 | 65.9 ± 19.5 | 71.6 ± 11.9 | 0.284 |
High-grade cartilage wear c | ||||
Medial femoral condyle | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0.008 |
Medial tibial plateau | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.028 |
Subchondral BML | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.025 |
p Value | Exp(β) Coefficient (95% CI) | |||
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Univariate | Multivariate | Univariate | Multivariate | |
Age | 0.046 | 0.258 | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) | 0.96 (0.90–1.03) |
Sex | 0.618 | 1.31 (0.45–3.82) | ||
BMI | 0.409 | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) | ||
Lower limb alignment | 0.119 | 0.83 (0.65–1.05) | ||
Trauma history | 0.301 | 1.78 (0.60–5.28) | ||
Mechanical symptom | 0.695 | 0.77 (0.21–2.81) | ||
Symptom duration | 0.028 | 0.026 | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) |
VAS score | 0.788 | 1.04 (0.81–1.33) | ||
Lysholm score | 0.281 | 0.98 (0.94–1.02) | ||
High-grade cartilage wear a | ||||
Medial femoral condyle | 0.011 | 0.017 | 0.11 (0.02–0.60) | 0.06 (0.01–0.61) |
Medial tibial plateau | 0.038 | 0.95 | 0.09 (0.01–0.88) | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) |
Subchondral BML | 0.027 | 0.187 | 0.14 (0.02–0.80) | 0.25 (0.03–1.98) |
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Kim, Y.M.; Joo, Y.B.; An, B.K.; Song, J.-H. Hidden Unstable Flap Should Be Suspected in Treating Intractable Pain from Medial Meniscus Horizontal Tear. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 6245. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216245
Kim YM, Joo YB, An BK, Song J-H. Hidden Unstable Flap Should Be Suspected in Treating Intractable Pain from Medial Meniscus Horizontal Tear. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(21):6245. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216245
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Young Mo, Yong Bum Joo, Byung Kuk An, and Ju-Ho Song. 2022. "Hidden Unstable Flap Should Be Suspected in Treating Intractable Pain from Medial Meniscus Horizontal Tear" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 21: 6245. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216245
APA StyleKim, Y. M., Joo, Y. B., An, B. K., & Song, J. -H. (2022). Hidden Unstable Flap Should Be Suspected in Treating Intractable Pain from Medial Meniscus Horizontal Tear. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(21), 6245. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216245