. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 13.

Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2011 Dec 7;30(6):919–926. doi: 10.1002/jor.22031

Table 3.

Comparisions of Change in Cartilage Thickness of Various Regions

	Unloaded Thickness (mm)	Relative Change in Cartilage Thickness^a (%)			p-Value
	Unloaded Thickness (mm)	All	Normal	OA	p-Value
MFC	1.42 ± 0.28	−5.24 ± 9.06^b	−3.28 ± 7.06^b	−7.85 ± 10.99^b	0.097
LFC	1.49 ± 0.25	−0.23 ± 9.29	−0.96 ± 9.67	1.92 ± 8.34	0.243
MT	1.35 ± 0.33	−5.27 ± 10.84^b	−6.88 ± 14.09^b	−6.18 ± 10.47^b	0.443
LT	1.71 ± 0.27	−3.56 ± 8.97^b	−4.42 ± 10.26^b	−4.95 ± 8.51	0.452

Values are in mean ± standard deviation.

Relative change in thickness = (unloaded thickness–loaded thickness) × 100/unloaded thickness.

Indicates significant difference between unloaded and loaded condition (p < 0.05).