Table 3.

Calcium deposition in monolayer cultures of meniscal cells

Normal meniscal cells			Osteoarthritis meniscal cells
Age/gender of patients	Control (CPM)	ATP (CPM)	Age/gender of patients	Control (CPM)	ATP (CPM)
12 years, F	27.5 ± 4.7	202.8 ± 61.0	42 years, M	31.0 ± 2.1	1,648.5 ± 243.3
39 years, F	33.8 ± 15.3	173.5 ± 26.2	49 years, F	53.5 ± 32.2	882.0 ± 151.9
43 years, M	27.5 ± 5.1	170.0 ± 25.3	50 years, F	56.8 ± 22.8	1,537.0 ± 376.3
			65 years, F	27.3 ± 2.5	1,008.0 ± 198.6
			67 years, F	59.8 ± 35.2	874.3 ± 154.0

CMP, count per minute normalized against total protein levels; F, female; M, male.