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Table 2 Dimensions, in millimeters, of the lateral meniscus in the human, sheep and pig

From: Anatomical study: comparing the human, sheep and pig knee meniscus

 

Lateral meniscus

Mean ± Standard Error of the Mean (SEM)

Human (n = 6)

Sheep (n = 6)

Pig (n = 22)

Circumference

 Body

84 (±1.73)

50.5 (±0.96)**

66.77 (±0.80) **

 Body with horns

103.5 (±1.6)

73.83 (±2.27)**

94.54 (±2.17)

Width

 Anterior

11.5 (±0.43)

11.67 (±0.33)

15.95 (±0.23)**

 Middle

11.62 (±0.53)

9.83 (±0.31)

14.63 (±0.35)**

 Posterior

11.67 (±0.33)

11.33 (±0.42)

16.63 (±0.30)**

 Average

11.59 (±0.24)

10.94 (±0.27)

15.74 (±0.2)**

Peripheral height

 Anterior

6.41 (±0.89)

7.08 (±0.49)

11.23 (±0.28)**

 Middle

6.33 (±0.49)

4.83 (±0.31)

8.04 (±0.30)*

 Posterior

6.17 (±0.75)

8.5 (±0.22)

13.13 (±0.29)**

 Average

6.3 (±0.39)

6.8 (±0.41)

10.80 (±0.31)**

Articulating height

 Point - a

4.0 (±0.45)

3.25 (±0.17)

5.72 (±0.16)*

 Point - b

2.5 (±0.22)

1.67 (±0.21)

3.5 (±0.17)*

 Point - c

1.13 (±0.13)

0.93 (±0.03)

1.82 (±0.12)*

 Point - d

0.67 (±0.03)

0.55 (±0.05)

0.93 (±0.02)**

Superior articular length

 Anterior

13.5 (±0.43)

10.67 (±0.42)

16.54 (±0.37)**

 Middle

12.5 (±0.72)

10.33 (±0.49)

16.91 (±0.39)**

 Posterior

12.5 (±0.43)

13.0 (±0.36)

19.45 (±0.31)**

 Average

12.83 (±0.32)

11.33 (±0.37)

17.63 (±0.26)**

  1. Human dimensions are in bold. Statistically significant differences from the human lateral meniscus are marked with asterisks
  2. (*) indicates significance levels with p-values < 0.05 and (**) indicates significance level with p-values < 0.001