Table 3.

Permeability coefficients of human glenohumeral cartilage for different regions and zones.

		k0 (× 10-14)	M
Mating surfaces	Glenoidα	1.35 ± 0.82	4.13 ± 1.95
	Humeral headβ	1.14 ± 0.77	3.08 ± 1.66
Humeral head (region)	Superiorϕ	0.87 ± 0.44	2.46 ± 1.79
	Inferiorδ	1.00 ± 0.62	2.91 ± 1.46
	Anteriorδ	0.98 ± 0.39	2.95 ± 1.52
	Posteriorϕ	1.03 ± 0.57	3.19 ± 1.68
	Centerδ	1.82 ± 1.27	3.98 ± 1.77
Glenoid (region)	Superiorϕ	1.46 ± 1.00	3.86 ± 2.08
	Inferiorε	1.22 ± 0.56	4.46 ± 1.85
Humeral head (zone)	Superficialη	1.10 ± 0.94	2.89 ± 1.74
	Middleι	1.17 ± 0.54	3.30 ± 1.57
Glenoid (zone)	Superficialϕ	1.18 ± 0.51	3.41 ± 1.55
	Middleε	1.57 ± 1.10	5.02 ± 2.11

Key: k₀: m⁴/N.s, n:

^α=18,

^β= 47,

^ε=8,

^δ=9,

^η=25,

^ι=22,

^ϕ=10