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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2022 Nov 6;41(6):1299–1309. doi: 10.1002/jor.25472

Table 3.

Mean and median T2 values for the total IPFP volume, abnormal regions, and normal regions for each level of IPFP scarring severity

Variable None Mild Moderate Severe
IPFP Total Volume T2 (ms) Mean 111.6 ± 6.3 115.1 ± 3.3 111.2 ± 5.5 89.1 ± 4.2*
Median 110.1 ± 7.1 114.1 ± 3.6 111.3 ± 6.1 86.5 ± 4.6**

IPFP Abnormal ROI T2 (ms) Mean 140.7 ± 12.6+ 101.3 ± 5.2++ 85.9 ± 8.5 72.1 ± 6.5
Median 122.9 ± 10.6+++ 97.3 ± 5.3++ 83. ± 9.1 71.7 ± 6.9

IPFP Normal ROI T2 (ms) Mean 144.1 ± 12.0 136.2 ± 4.9 129.0 ± 8.1 125.6 ± 6.1
Median 129.8 ± 10.7 130.7 ± 5.4 128.9 ± 9.2 126.8 ± 7.0

Notes:

*

= Mean T2 of IPFP Total Volume was significantly shorter than all other mean T2 values of differing scarring severity;

**

= Median T2 of IPFP Total Volume was significantly shorter than median T2 values of moderate and mild scarring

+

= Mean T2 of abnormal ROIs was significantly longer than all other abnormal ROI mean T2 values of differing scarring severity

++

= Mean and Median T2 of abnormal ROIs from individuals with mild scarring was significantly longer than abnormal ROI mean T2 values of severe scarring

+++

= Median T2 of abnormal ROIs from individuals with no scarring was significantly longer than abnormal ROI mean T2 values of individuals with moderate and severe scarring