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

Liu, Yao; Du, Guiying; Liu, Jun

doi:10.1186/s12891-022-05143-w

Table 3 Association between lateral meniscal anterior 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	Ajusted^a		Further adjusted^b
Outcomes	B^c (95% CI)	P value	B^c (95% CI)	P value
Meniscal lesions
LMA	−0.23 (− 0.41, − 0.05)	0.014
LMB	−0.20 (− 0.35, − 0.05)	0.011	−0.10 (− 0.24, − 0.33)	0.138
LMP	−0.14 (− 0.28, − 0.00)	0.045	−0.06 (− 0.19, 0.07)	0.334
LM sum	−0.57 (− 0.95, − 0.19)	0.004	−0.16 (− 0.38, 0.05)	0.136
LM maximum	−0.21 (− 0.39, − 0.03)	0.021	−0.02 (− 0.12, 0.08)	0.654
Cartilage lesions
LF	−0.33 (− 0.49, − 0.17)	< 0.001	−0.27 (− 0.43, − 0.11)	0.001
LT	−0.32 (− 0.54, − 0.10)	0.004	−0.19 (− 0.39, 0.01)	0.062
LC sum	−0.65 (− 0.98, − 0.32)	< 0.001	−0.46 (− 0.76, − 0.15)	0.004
LC maximum	−0.25 (− 0.48, − 0.02)	0.031	−0.12 (− 0.33, 0.09)	0.267
Bone marrow edema patterns
LF	−0.15 (− 0.26, − 0.04)	0.010	−0.13 (− 0.25, − 0.02)	0.027
LT	−0.13 (− 0.25, − 0.01)	0.040	− 0.06 (− 0.18, 0.05)	0.268
LC sum	− 0.28 (− 0.45, − 0.11)	0.002	− 0.20 (− 0.36, − 0.03)	0.021
LC maximum	−0.11 (− 0.26, 0.04)	0.144	− 0.06 (− 0.21, 0.09)	0.442
Subarticular cysts
LF	−0.02 (− 0.09, 0.05)	0.567	− 0.02 (− 0.10, 0.05)	0.503
LT	0.05 (− 0.01, 0.10)	0.128	0.06 (− 0.01, 0.12)	0.068
LC sum	0.07 (− 0.05, 0.19)	0.240	0.08 (− 0.04, 0.21)	0.176
LC maximum	0.07 (− 0.05, 0.19)	0.240	0.08 (− 0.04, 0.21)	0.176
Ligamentous/tendinous abnormalities
ACL	0.09 (− 0.07, 0.26)	0.264	0.11 (−0.07, 0.28)	0.230
PCL	−0.10 (− 0.20, 0.00)	0.054	− 0.08 (− 0.18, 0.02)	0.119
MCL	0.06 (− 0.06, 0.18)	0.315	0.07 (− 0.06, 0.19)	0.302
LCL	0.02 (− 0.12, 0.15)	0.802	0.04 (− 0.10, 0.18)	0.578
PL	0.06 (−0.04, 0.17)	0.240	0.05 (−0.15, 0.08)	0.553
PT	0.07 (−0.11, 0.24)	0.465	0.04 (− 0.14, 0.22)	0.680
Effusion	−0.03 (− 0.14, 0.08)	0.597	− 0.02 (− 0.13, 0.09)	0.710
Loose bodies	− 0.00 (− 0.08, 0.08)	0.945	− 0.00 (− 0.09, 0.08)	0.923
Popliteal cysts	0.10 (− 0.03, 0.23)	0.141	0.09 (− 0.05, 0.23)	0.208

^a adjusted for age, sex, BMI and K&L grades. ^b further adjusted for lateral meniscal anterior horn WORMS scores. ^c B is the regression coefficient. CI Confidence interval, LMA lateral meniscal anterior horn, LMB lateral meniscal body, LMP lateral meniscal posterior horn, LM lateral meniscus, LF lateral femur, LT lateral tibia, LC lateral compartment, ACL anterior cruciate ligament, PCL posterior cruciate ligament, MCL medial collateral ligament, LCL lateral collateral ligament, PL patellar ligament, PT popliteal tendon

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