Table 3.
Skin (OA) | Skin (CN) | Synovium (OA) | Synovium (CN) | Bone (OA) | Bone (CN) | |
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Substance P positive Nerve Fibers | ~3.5 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~3 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~3 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~2 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~4.5 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~4 nerve fiber per mm2 |
Sympathetic Nerve Fibers | ~7 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~2 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~3 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~0.5 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~1.5 nerve fiber per mm2 | ~0.25 nerve fiber per mm2 |
Density of Substance P Nerve Fibers and Sympathetic Nerve Fibers in Skin, Synovium, and Bone of Patient’s with Charcot Neuroarthropathy and Osteoarthritis
Table is adapted from Koeck et al [56]. In their study they demonstrated that the Charcot joint (synovium) demonstrates a lack of sympathetic control compared to the control sample of patients with osteoarthritic joints. Here we report the approximate mean from their study to demonstrate the difference. The p-value between synovium concentration of sympathetic nerve fibers is <0.006 and indicates a significant difference between the two conditions. It was the only difference between the two groups that was significant