TABLE 4.
Correlation between Cartilage T2 and WOMAC Score
| Cartilage Compartment | WOMAC Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Function | Pain | Stiffness | Cartilage Volume | Cartilage Thickness | Opposing Volume* | Opposing Thickness† | |
| Medial femur | |||||||
| R value | 0.35 | 0.32 | NA | −0.30 | −0.39 | −0.33 | −0.36 |
| P value | .013 | .027 | >.05 | .027 | .004 | .013 | .007 |
| Medial tibia | |||||||
| R value | 0.29 | 0.40 | NA | −0.38 | −0.53 | −0.45 | −0.48 |
| P value | .042 | .005 | >.05 | .004 | >.001 | >.001 | >.001 |
| Lateral femur | |||||||
| R value | 0.31 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.35 |
| P value | .028 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | .009 |
| Lateral tibia | |||||||
| R value | NA | NA | NA | NA | −0.43 | NA | NA |
| P value | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | .001 | >.05 | >.05 |
Note.—NA not applicable.
*
Opposing volume is the volume of tibial cartilage for femoral cartilage and the volume of femoral cartilage for tibial cartilage.
†
Opposing thickness is the volume of tibial cartilage for femoral cartilage and the thickness of femoral cartilage for tibial cartilage.