Characterization of Synovial Cytokine Patterns in Bucket-Handle and Posterior Horn Meniscal Tears

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with bucket-handle (BH) tear and tear of the posterior horn (PH) of the medial meniscus.

		BH	PH	Total
Gender	M	12	20	32
	F	0	13	13
	Total	12	33	45
Age	Mean	40	56
	Range	17-61	44-71
BMI	Mean	22.6	23.7
	Range	18-25	22-26
Grade of chondral damage	0	8	6	14
	I-II	1	7	8
	III-IV	3	20	23
Time	Acute	6	2	8
	Chronic	6	31	37