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Table 2 Association between medial meniscal posterior horn height and WORMS scores for knee structural abnormalities

From: Meniscal anterior and posterior horn heights are associated with MRI-defined knee structural abnormalities in middle-aged and elderly patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Outcomes

Ajusteda

Further adjustedb

Bc (95% CI)

P value

Bc (95% CI)

P value

Meniscal lesions

 MMA

0.09 (0.02, 0.16)

0.015

0.09 (0.02, 0.16)

0.016

 MMB

0.02 (−0.12, 0.17)

0.755

0.01 (− 0.13, 0.15)

0.906

 MMP

0.06 (−0.08, 0.20)

0.390

  

 MM sum

0.17 (−0.07, 0.42)

0.161

0.10 (−0.08, 0.28)

0.265

 MM maximum

0.09 (−0.05, 0.23)

0.193

0.05 (0.32, −0.05)

0.992

Cartilage lesions

 MF

−0.08 (− 0.31, 0.15)

0.503

− 0.10 (− 0.32, 0.13)

0.409

 MT

− 0.15 (− 0.35, 0.04)

0.121

−0.17 (− 0.36, 0.03)

0.090

 MC sum

−0.23 (− 0.63, 0.17)

0.255

−0.26 (− 0.66, 0.14)

0.193

 MC maximum

−0.09 (− 0.32, 0.14)

0.450

−0.11 (− 0.34, 0.12)

0.363

Bone marrow edema patterns

 MF

0.05 (−0.09, 0.19)

0.489

0.04 (− 0.10, 0.18)

0.578

 MT

0.11 (− 0.01, 0.22)

0.074

0.09 (− 0.02, 0.20)

0.112

 MC sum

0.16 (− 0.07, 0.38)

0.171

0.13 (− 0.09, 0.35)

0.239

 MC maximum

0.13 (− 0.02, 0.28)

0.078

0.12 (− 0.03, 0.26)

0.108

Subarticular cysts

 MF

−0.06 (− 0.14, 0.03)

0.182

− 0.05 (− 0.14, 0.03)

0.219

 MT

− 0.02 (− 0.11, 0.07)

0.707

− 0.02 (− 0.11, 0.07)

0.629

 MC sum

− 0.08 (− 0.23, 0.08)

0.339

− 0.08 (− 0.23, 0.08)

0.341

 MC maximum

− 0.06 (− 0.16, 0.05)

0.285

− 0.06 (− 0.17, 0.05)

0.258

Ligamentous/tendinous abnormalities

 ACL

− 0.06 (− 0.20, 0.09)

0.433

− 0.07 (− 0.21, 0.07)

0.337

 PCL

− 0.08 (− 0.17, 0.01)

0.067

− 0.09 (− 0.17, 0.00)

0.060

 MCL

0.04 (− 0.07, 0.14)

0.491

0.03 (− 0.08, 0.13)

0.603

 LCL

0.05 (− 0.07, 0.17)

0.437

0.05 (− 0.08, 0.16)

0.463

 PL

−0.06 (− 0.15, 0.03)

0.173

− 0.07 (− 0.16, 0.02)

0.126

 PT

0.11 (− 0.04, 0.26)

0.162

0.11 (− 0.05, 0.27)

0.162

Effusion

−0.01 (− 0.11, 0.08)

0.806

− 0.01 (− 0.11, 0.08)

0.777

Loose bodies

− 0.03 (− 0.10, 0.04)

0.459

− 0.03 (− 0.10, 0.04)

0.428

Popliteal cysts

0.02 (−0.10, 0.14)

0.793

0.02 (−0.10, 0.14)

0.779

  1. a adjusted for age, sex, BMI and K&L grades. b further adjusted for medial meniscal posterior horn WORMS scores. c B is the regression coefficient. CI Confidence interval, MMA medial meniscal anterior horn, MMB medial meniscal body, MMP medial meniscal posterior horn, MM medial meniscus, MF medial femur, MT medial tibia, MC medial compartment, ACL anterior cruciate ligament, PCL posterior cruciate ligament, MCL medial collateral ligament, LCL lateral collateral ligament, PL patellar ligament, PT popliteal tendon