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Table 5 Pre- and post-operative Lysholm and IKDC scores of patients grouped based on age

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

 

Pre-operative

Post-operative

p

<18 yrs (n = 52)

   

Lysholm knee scoring scale

78.44 ± 9.12

97.00 ± 2.13

<0.001*

IKDC score

74.85 ± 8.79

96.08 ± 2.66

<0.001*

≥18 yrs (n = 58)

   

Lysholm knee scoring scale

77.14 ± 12.1

95.69 ± 3.69

<0.001*

IKDC score

73.91 ± 11.74

94.76 ± 3.76

<0.001*

  1. IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee.
  2. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation and tested using the paired t-test.
  3. *Indicates a significant difference between the two groups, p <0.05.