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Table 4 The prevalence of specific lesions in the dominant and non-dominant limb

From: The Effect of Training Experience and Leg Dominance on the Prevalence of Asymptomatic Intraarticular Changes of the Knee Joints in Adult Professional Male Soccer Players

 

Dominant limb (n = 47)

Non-dominant limb (n = 47)

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Chondral lesions

 Grade 1 Pat, n (%)

10 (21)

12 (26)

0.63

 Grade 2 Pat, n (%)

20 (43)

21 (45)

0.84

 Grade 3 Pat, n (%)

5 (11)

4 (9)

0.73

 Grade 1 MCF, n (%)

2 (4)

7 (15)

0.08

 Grade 2 MCF, n (%)

17 (36)

17 (36)

>0.99

 Grade 3 MCF, n (%)

19 (40)

15 (32)

0.39

 Grade 4 MCF, n (%)

3 (6)

0 (0)

0.08

 Grade 1 LCF, n (%)

7 (15)

7 (15)

> 0.99

 Grade 2 LCF, n (%)

23 (49)

17 (36)

0.21

 Grade 3 LCF, n (%)

3 (7)

15 (32)

0.002

 Grade 4 LCF, n (%)

1 (2)

2 (4)

0.56

 Grade 1 MCT, n (%)

8 (17)

5 (11)

0.37

 Grade 2 MCT, n (%)

26 (55)

28 (60)

0.68

 Grade 3 MCT, n (%)

5 (11)

5 (11)

> 0.99

 Grade 4 MCT, n (%)

1 (2)

0 (0)

> 0.99

 Grade 1 LCT, n (%)

7 (15)

13 (28)

0.13

 Grade 2 LCT, n (%)

23 (49)

22 (47)

0.84

 Grade 3 LCT, n (%)

1 (2)

2 (4)

0.56

 Grade 4 LCT, n (%)

2 (4)

0 (0)

0.15

Meniscal lesions

 Grade 1 AHLM, n (%)

6 (13)

5 (11)

0.75

 Grade 2 AHLM, n (%)

20 (43)

17 (36)

0.53

 Grade 3 AHLM, n (%)

2 (4)

1 (2)

0.56

 Grade 1 PHLM, n (%)

6 (13)

5 (11)

0.75

 Grade 2 PHLM, n (%)

22 (47)

24 (51)

0.68

 Grade 3 PHLM, n (%)

1 (2)

0 (0)

> 0.99

 Grade 1 AHMM, n (%)

6 (13)

9 (19)

0.4

 Grade 2 AHMM, n (%)

20 (43)

21 (45)

0.84

 Grade 3 AHMM, n (%)

1 (2)

0 (0)

> 0.99

 Grade 1 PHMM, n (%)

6 (13)

5 (11)

0.75

 Grade 2 PHMM, n (%)

34 (72)

35 (74)

0.82

 Grade 3 PHMM, n (%)

3 (6)

4 (9)

0.69

Osteoarthritis, n (%)

2 (4)

2 (4)

> 0.99

Synovitis, n (%)

5 (11)

10 (22)

0.16

Bone marrow edema, n (%)

6 (13)

4 (9)

0.53

Subcortical bone lesion, n (%)

8 (18)

9 (20)

0.97

  1. Pat patella, MCF medial condyle of femur, LCF lateral condyle of femur, MCT medial condyle of tibia, LCT lateral condyle of tibia, AHLM/PHLM anterior/posterior horn of the lateral meniscus, AHMM/PHMM anterior/posterior horn of the medial meniscus