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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 May;27(5):10.1002/jmri.21326. doi: 10.1002/jmri.21326

Table 4.

Comparison of Marrow Space Topologic Parameters Between Fencers and Controls at the Distal Femur and Knee Joint

Marrow space Surface-curve ratio
(femur)
Erosion index
(femur)
Surface-curve ratio
(joint)
Erosion index
(joint)
Fencer mean 27.8 0.29 23.7 0.335
  Standard deviation 1.84 0.0216 0.896 0.00675
Control mean 62.6 0.206 32.1 0.286
  Standard deviation 5.29 0.00577 1.00 0.00577
P value P = 0.0044 P = 0.0028 P = 0.00028 P = 0.00017