Table 2

Meniscus injury as a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis

Author	Year	Number	Follow-up period	Prevalence radiological knee osteoarthritis
Jørgensen et al23	1987	147	4.5 and 14.5 years	12% Osteoarthritis change (4.5 years follow up)
Jørgensen et al23	1987	147	4.5 and 14.5 years	42% Osteoarthritis change (14.5 years follow up)
Maletius and Messner24	1996	40	12–15 years	55% Osteoarthritis change
Burks et al25	1997	181	10–15 years	62% Osteoarthritis change (more than K&L grade 2) with isolated ACL injury
Burks et al25	1997	181	10–15 years	80% Osteoarthritis change (more than K&L grade 2) with combined ACL injury
McNicholas et al26	2000	53	30 years	36% Osteoarthritis change
Chatain et al27	2000	317	10–15 years	31.2% Osteoarthritis change (medial meniscectomy)
Bonneux and Vandekerckhove28	2002	29	8±1.5 years	43% Osteoarthritis change
Chatain et al29	2003	471	11 years	21.5% Osteoarthritis change (medial meniscectomy)
Chatain et al29	2003	471	11 years	37.5% Osteoarthritis change (lateral meniscectomy)
Englund et al30	2003	155	16±1 years	43% Osteoarthritis change
Englund and Lohmander31	2004	317	18±2 years	27% Osteoarthritis change
Englund et al32	2004	170	20±2 years	62% Osteoarthritis change