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 4 Association between lateral 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	Ajusted^a		Further adjusted^b
Outcomes	B^c (95% CI)	P value	B^c (95% CI)	P value
Meniscal lesions
LMA	−0.10 (− 0.27, 0.07)	0.226	− 0.01 (− 0.17, 0.14)	0.872
LMB	− 0.15 (− 0.29, − 0.01)	0.037	−0.07 (− 0.19, 0.06)	0.289
LMP	−0.15 (− 0.27, − 0.02)	0.024
LM sum	−0.40 (− 0.76, − 0.04)	0.029	−0.08 (− 0.31, 0.15)	0.499
LM maximum	−0.11 (− 0.28, 0.06)	0.187	0.01 (− 0.12, 0.14)	0.892
Cartilage lesions
LF	−0.25 (− 0.41, − 0.10)	0.001	−0.21 (− 0.36, − 0.05)	0.008
LT	−0.30 (− 0.50, − 0.10)	0.004	−0.19 (− 0.38, − 0.01)	0.041
LC sum	−0.55 (− 0.86, − 0.24)	0.001	−0.40 (− 0.69, − 0.11)	0.007
LC maximum	−0.28 (− 0.49, − 0.07)	0.009	−0.18 (− 0.38, 0.01)	0.068
Bone marrow edema patterns
LF	−0.12 (− 0.22, − 0.02)	0.025	−0.11 (− 0.22, − 0.00)	0.044
LT	−0.13 (− 0.24, − 0.02)	0.019	−0.06 (− 0.16, 0.03)	0.201
LC sum	−0.25 (− 0.41, − 0.10)	0.002	−0.17 (− 0.32, − 0.03)	0.022
LC maximum	−0.15 (− 0.30, − 0.01)	0.032	−0.09 (− 0.22, 0.04)	0.170
Subarticular cysts
LF	−0.02 (− 0.08, 0.05)	0.619	− 0.02 (− 0.09, 0.05)	0.562
LT	− 0.00 (− 0.06, 0.05)	0.925	0.01 (− 0.05, 0.07)	0.726
LC sum	− 0.04 (− 0.15, 0.07)	0.456	−0.02 (− 0.13, 0.09)	0.751
LC maximum	−0.04 (− 0.15, 0.07)	0.456	−0.02 (− 0.13, 0.09)	0.751
Ligamentous/tendinous abnormalities
ACL	0.06 (−0.09, 0.22)	0.418	0.04 (−0.12, 0.20)	0.599
PCL	−0.04 (− 0.13, 0.06)	0.422	− 0.03 (− 0.13, 0.07)	0.547
MCL	0.07 (− 0.05, 0.18)	0.241	0.06 (− 0.05, 0.18)	0.266
LCL	0.05 (−0.07, 0.17)	0.410	0.06 (−0.07, 0.18)	0.391
PL	0.04 (−0.05, 0.14)	0.388	0.04 (−0.06, 0.14)	0.423
PT	0.01 (−0.15, 0.17)	0.917	−0.02 (− 0.18, 0.15)	0.820
Effusion	−0.02 (− 0.12, 0.08)	0.720	− 0.01 (− 0.11, 0.09)	0.832
Loose bodies	− 0.00 (− 0.07 0.07)	0.989	0.00 (− 0.07, 0.080)	0.908
Popliteal cysts	0.00 (− 0.12, 0.13)	0.960	0.02 (− 0.11, 0.14)	0.785

^a adjusted for age, sex, BMI and K&L grades. ^b further adjusted for lateral meniscal posterior 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 cru ciate ligament, PCL posterior cruciate ligament, MCL medial collateral ligament, LCL lateral collateral ligament, PL patellar ligament, PT popliteal tendon

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