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Table 2 Meniscal tears detected on MRIs ordered subsequent to the clinic visit, stratified by surgeon confidence

From: Association of MRI findings and expert diagnosis of symptomatic meniscal tear among middle-aged and older adults with knee pain

Symptomatic Meniscal Tear Confidence

Meniscal Tear on MRI

No Meniscal Tear on MRI

N/Total (%, [95 % CI])

N/Total (%, [95 % CI])

High (67–100 %)

24/30 (80 %, [95 % CI 63–90 %])

6/30 (20 %, [95 % CI 10–37 %])

Medium (34–66 %)

13/15 (87 %, [95 % CI 62–96 %])

2/15 (13 %, [95 % CI 4–38 %])

Low (0–33 %)

25/39 (64 %, [95 % CI 48–77 %])

14/39 (36 %, [95 % CI 23–52 %])

Overall (0–100 %)

62/84 (74 %, [95 % CI 64–82 %])

22/84 (26 %, [95 % CI 18–36 %])