Table 2 Incidence of traumatic meniscus injuries based on fracture pattern.

From: Incidence and Radiological Predictors of Concomitant Meniscal and Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Operative Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Prospective Diagnostic Study

Meniscal pathology

Schatzker classification

p

I(n = 4)

II(n = 33)

III(n = 12)

IV(n = 20)

V(n = 18)

VI(n = 15)

Contusion

0

6

1

4

2

2

0.95

Peripheral Tear

1

9

3

5

4

2

0.95

Radial Tear

0

3

0

2

1

1

0.95

Flap Tear

0

2

0

0

1

1

0.88

Bucket-handle tear

0

0

0

1

3

5

0.04*

Horizontal tear

0

1

0

0

1

0

0.87

Total injuries

1

21

4

12

12

11

0.22

  1. Significance is denoted by * at the 0.05 level.
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