Table 2. Median Flexion and Extension Differences in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Knees in Patients With Ipsilateral Meniscus Tears (n = 110)
VariableMedianRangeP Value
Flexion
 Symptomatic105°45° to 130°
 Asymptomatic125°95° to 140°
 Differencea −20°−50° to 0°<0.0001b
Extension
 Symptomatic−5° to 30°
 Asymptomatic−5° to 10°
 Differencea−10° to 30°<0.0001b
  • a Differences in flexion and extension were calculated for each patient as the degrees for the symptomatic knee minus the degrees for the asymptomatic knee.

  • b Significantly different from 0.