Table 4.

Comparison of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics’ ratio between the injured leg and the contralateral healthy one

	ROItear/ROIhi	ROIhc_t/ROIhc_i	Students’ t-test
trn	0.55 ± 0.45	1.24 ± 0.53	0.028
trl (mm)	0.69 ± 0.22	1.14 ± 0.28	0.005
trv (mm3)	0.62 ± 0.40	1.26 ± 0.65	0.056
FA	0.88 ± 0.07	1.09 ± 0.15	0.007
MD (10-3mm2/s)	1.10 ± 0.04	1.04 ± 0.07	0.028
AD	1.06 ± 0.03	1.04 ± 0.04	0.241
RD	1.13 ± 0.06	1.03 ± 0.10	0.014

tr_n number of tracks, tr_l length of tracks, tr_v volume of tracks, FA fractional anisotropy, MD mean diffusivity, AD axial diffusivity, RD radial diffusivity, ROI_tear/ROI_hi ratio between the ROI drawn on the tear and the one drawn on a ipsilateral healthy area, ROI_{hc_t}/ROI_{hc_i} ratio of the two corresponding contralateral healthy areas

Bold type indicates statistically significant values (p<0.05)