Table 1.

Histological Evaluations

	Cartilage thickness (μm)	Depth (μm)	Width (μm)	Area (μm2)	%Depth (%)
Young	244.47±39.95	302.40±50.82	18.96±3.15	5726.66±1842.03	123.86±8.83
	CV=16.34%	CV=16.80%	CV=16.59%	CV=32.17%	CV=7.13%
Juvenile	190.62±34.86	238.49±40.46	18.52±3.50	3936.24±1247.41	125.68±9.44
	CV=18.29%	CV=16.97%	CV=18.93%	CV=31.69%	CV=7.51%
Adult	90.17±13.30	109.88±16.20	18.04±3.67	1896.91±658.36	122.12±8.59
	CV=14.75%	CV=14.74%	CV=20.36%	CV=34.71%	CV=7.04%

All values are expressed as mean±SD.

CV, coefficient of variation.