Table 2 Minimum (SD) joint space width (mm) in knees with no definite joint space narrowing in either the medial or lateral tibiofemoral compartment and in the narrowed compartment of knees with medial or lateral osteoarthritis.
JSN location | None | Medial | None | Lateral |
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Compartment JSW | Medial | Medial | Lateral | Lateral |
Standing AP radiograph | 4.33 (1.00), n = 73 | 2.40 (1.10), n = 95 | 4.99 (1.27), n = 73 | 3.36 (1.19), n = 33 |
Lyon schuss radiograph | 3.94 (0.88), n = 38 | 1.61 (1.2), n = 96 | 5.32 (1.16), n = 38 | 1.44 (1.30), n = 64 |
p Value | 0.045 | <0.001 | NS | <0.001 |
AP, anteroposterior; JSN, joint space narrowing; JSW, joint space width; NS, not significant.