Table 1 Prognostic factors for the treatment outcomes of the DLM identified using correlation or multivariate logistic regression analysis
From: Discoid lateral meniscus: importance, diagnosis, and treatment
Author (year) | No. of knees | Mean F/U (years) | Dependent variables | Independent variables | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahn et al. (2015) [2] | 48 | 10.1 | Degenerative changes | Subtotal meniscectomy (vs. partial meniscectomy) | 13.56 (1.26–145.92) | 0.028 |
Cho et al. (2019) [16] | 355 | – | ICRS grades 2–4 of LFC | Horizontal tear | 0.02 (0–0.16) | 0.009 |
Age (per year increase) | 1.04 (1.03–1.06) | <  0.001 | ||||
ICRS grades 2–4 of LTP | Horizontal tear | 0.26 (0.13–0.49) | <  0.001 | |||
Age (per year increase) | 1.03 (1.02–1.05) | <  0.001 | ||||
Kim et al. (2019a, b) [37] | 48 | 1.1 | Reduction of remaining meniscal width | Preoperative meniscal shift | 12.0 (1.59–90.74) | 0.016 |
Lee et al. (2018) [45] | 73 | 10 | Clinical outcomes (Lysholm) | Duration of symptoms prior to surgery | −0.129a | 0.003 |
Last follow-up FTA | 1.362a | 0.045 | ||||
Sabbag et al. (2019) [59] | 59 | >  2 | Re-tear | Age (per year increase) | 0.96 (0.93–0.99)b | 0.01 |
Open growth plates (vs closed) | 3.19 (1.15–8.88)b | 0.03 | ||||
Degenerative changes | Age (per year increase) | 1.02 (1.00–1.05) | 0.046 | |||
BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (vs. < 30) | 3.75 (1.43–9.84) | <  0.01 | ||||
Yoo et al. (2015) [71] | 48 | 10.1 | Clinical outcomes (Lysholm) | Age < 10 years (vs, ≥10) | 2.37 (1.1–5.1) | 0.032 |