Table 1 Patient characteristics
Trial entry assessmenta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | MRI referral (n = 279) | Orthopaedic referral (n = 274) | Survey patients (n = 323) |
Mean age, years (SD) | 40.1 (9.9) | 39.1 (10.5) | 47.0 (14.3) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Male | 185 (66) | 164 (69) | 177 (56) |
Female | 94 (34) | 109 (40) | 146 (44) |
Diagnostic category, n (%) | |||
Meniscal injury | 224 (80) | 210 (77) | |
Ligamentous injury | 87 (31) | 82 (30) | |
Other diagnosis | 5 (2) | 9 (3) | |
No diagnosis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |