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Table 1 Demographics information for 110 symptomatic DLM patients.

From: Prevalence of bilateral Discoid Lateral Menisci (DLM) in patients operated for symptomatic DLM with a follow-up study on their asymptomatic contralateral knees: a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assessment

Variables

Statistics

Age, yrs [mean ± SD (range)]

21.95 ± 12.77(6,67)

<18 [count (%)]

52 (47.3)

≥18 [count (%)]

58 (52.7)

Gender [count (%)]

 

Male

50 (45.5)

Female

60 (54.5)

DLM locations [count (%)]

 

Left

54 (49.1)

Right

30 (27.3)

Bilateral

14 (12.7)

Bilateral*(successive)

12 (10.9)

Lysholm knee scoring scale [mean ± SD (range)]

77.75 ± 10.77(45,89)

IKDC score [mean ± SD (range)]

74.35 ± 10.41(40,88)

Follow-up duration, months [mean ± SD (range)]

22.04 ± 2.83 (18,24)

  1. DLM, discoid lateral meniscus; IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee.
  2. *These patients had prior surgery for DLM on the other knee at time of assessment.