Table 4 Comparison of lateral and medial meniscal dimensions within all three species
From: Anatomical study: comparing the human, sheep and pig knee meniscus
Lateral versus medial measurement comparisons (Mean ± SEM) and p-values | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Human (n = 6) | Sheep (n = 6) | Pig (n = 22) | ||||||
| Â | Lateral | Medial | p-value | Lateral | Medial | p-value | Lateral | Medial | p-value |
Circumference | |||||||||
 Body | 84 (±1.73) | 88.67 (±2.1) | 0.896 | 50.5 (±0.9) | 55.5 (±1.33) | 0.662 | 66.77 (±0.80) | 64.95 (±1.04) | 1.000 |
 Body with horns | 103.5 (±1.6) | 101.1 (±3.1) | 1.000 | 73.83 (±2.27) | 71.83 (±1.7) | 1.000 | 94.54 (±2.17) | 89.04 (±1.86) | 0.519 |
Width | 11.59 (±0.24) | 10.5 (±0.8) | 1.000 | 10.94 (±0.27) | 9.44 (±0.39) | 0.357 | 15.74 (±0.2) | 14.15 (±0.27) | <0.0005 |
Peripheral height | 6.3 (±0.39) | 5.8 (±0.3) | 1.000 | 6.8 (±0.4) | 5.36 (±0.27) | 0.70 | 10.80 (±0.31) | 8.82 (±0.29) | <0.0005 |
Articulating height | |||||||||
 a | 4.0 (±0.45) | 3.0 (±0.0) | 0.299 | 3.25 (±0.17) | 3.25 (±0.36) | 1.000 | 5.72 (±0.16) | 4.45 (±0.14) | <0.0005 |
 b | 2.5 (±0.22) | 1.58 (±0.2) | 0.406 | 1.67 (±0.21) | 1.5 (±0.34) | 1.000 | 3.5 (±0.17) | 2.45 (±0.14) | <0.0005 |
 c | 1.13 (±0.13) | 0.95 (±0.02) | 1.000 | 0.93 (±0.03) | 0.86 (±0.05) | 1.000 | 1.82 (±0.12) | 1.13 (±0.07) | <0.0005 |
 d | 0.67 (±0.03) | 0.72 (±0.04) | 1.000 | 0.55 (±0.05) | 0.55 (±0.05) | 1.000 | 0.93 (±0.02) | 0.77 (±0.03) | 0.001 |
Superior articular length | 12.8 (±0.32) | 11.49 (±0.9) | 1.000 | 11.33 (±0.37) | 10.94 (±0.37) | 1.000 | 17.63 (±0.26) | 15.09 (±0.31) | <0.0005 |