Table 3. Median, minimum, maximum and first and third quartiles (Q1 and Q3) of femoral degenerative change scores in all groups: comparison between right and left sides using Wilcoxon test (α = 0.05).

C.I = operated, non-medicated; C.II = operated, injections of HA vehicle; C.III = non-operated, non-medicated; C.IV = operated, non-medicated, sacrificed three months post-meniscectomy; S.I = operated, receiving intra-articular HA injections; S.II = operated, oral diacerein from the third to the seventh postoperative month; S.III = operated, received both medications; Min = minimum; Max = maximum.