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Table 5 Assessment of cartilage lesion grade of patellofemoral joint according to ICRS grade system at second-look operation compared with the initial operation

From: The effect of medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy on the patellofemoral joint: comparative analysis according to the preexisting cartilage status

 

Group 1

(n = 59)

Group 2

(n = 33)

P value b

Preoperative a

  

0.000

 CRS grade 0

0 (0.0%)

20 (60.6%)

 

 ICRS grade 1

0 (0.0%)

13 (39.4%)

 

 ICRS grade 2

12 (20.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 

 ICRS grade 3

47 (79.7%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Postoperative (Second-Look) a

  

0.000

 ICRS grade 0

0 (0.0%)

16 (48.5%)

 

 ICRS grade 1

1 (1.7%)

7 (21.2%)

 

 ICRS grade 2

5 (8.5%)

5 (15.2%)

 

 ICRS grade 3

51 (86.4%)

5 (15.2%)

 

 ICRS grade 4

2 (3.4%)

0 (0.0%)

 

P value c

0.071

0.007

 
  1. ICRS International Cartilage Repair Society
  2. a The values are given as the number of patients, with the percentage in parenthesis
  3. b Statistical significance was evaluated using Pearson’s Chi-squared or Fisher’s exact test
  4. c Statistical significance was evaluated compared with the preoperative measurement values using Wilcoxon signed rank test