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Table 3 Adjusted annual percentage increase in tibial cartilage volume between the three groups

From: Tibiofemoral joint structural change from 2.5 to 4.5 years following ACL reconstruction with and without combined meniscal pathology

Site

ACLR isolated (n = 32)

ACLR combined (n = 25)

Controls (n = 9)

P value#

Medial tibia

3.9 (1.5, 6.2)

2.7 (0.0001, 5.4)

2.7 (−1.8, 7.1)

0.78

Lateral tibia

2.7 (1.5, 4.0)a b

0.7 (−0.8, 2.1)b

−0.4 (−2.7, 2.0)a

0.03*

  1. Data presented as mean (95% confidence interval). * Significant difference (P < 0.05). # Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, baseline cartilage defect and baseline bone size. Post hoc testing was significantly different for a isolated ACLR versus controls; b isolated ACLR versus combined ACLR.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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