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. 2018 Feb 26;28(8):3384–3392. doi: 10.1007/s00330-017-5290-1

Table 1.

Numerical ratings of intracartilaginous vessel density by two observers (given as rating of reader 1/rating of reader 2)

a Lateral Femoral Condyle Medial Femoral Condyle b Lateral Tibial Condyle Medial Tibial Condyle c Patella
Central Peripheral Central Peripheral Central Peripheral Central Peripheral
AGZ Ant Load Post PGZ AGZ Ant Load Post PGZ AGZ Ant Load Post PGZ AGZ Ant Load Post PGZ Ant Load Post Ant Load Post Ant Load Post Ant Load Post Caudal Intermed Cranial
Vol 1 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/1 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/- 2/- 2/- 2/2 1/2 2/2
Vol 2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2
Vol 3 2/2 1/1 0/1 1/2 2/2 2/2 2/1 1/1 1/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 0/0 1/2 1/2 1/1 1/2 1/2 0/1 1/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 1/1 0/1 1/2
Vol 4 2/2 2/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/1 1/1 2/2 0/1 0/1 2/2 0/1 1/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 1/2 0/1 2/1
Vol 5 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Vol 6 1/2 1/2 1/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/1 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 0/1 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/1 2/2 1/2 2/2 0/1 1/1 2/2 2/1 2/2 1/2 0/1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 0/2 1/1 1/2
Pat 1 1/0 0/0 1/0* 0/1 0/1 -/0 -/0 -/0 -/1 -/1 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 1/1 0/- 0/- 0/- 0/- 0/- 0/0 1/0 0/0 -/0 -/0 -/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 -/0 -/0 -/0 0/1 1/1 0/1
Pat 2 2/2 2/2 1/1 1/1 1/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 0/1 1/2 2/2 1/2* 0/1 1/1 2/1 2/2 2/2 2/1 2/1 2/1 1/2 1/1 1/1 1/2 1/1 1/1 1/2 0/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 2/2 0/1 0/1 1/1
Pat 3 2/2 2/2 1/1 1/2* 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/2
Pat 4 0/1 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/- 0/0 0/1 0/- 0/0 0/1 0/- 0/0 0/0 0/- 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1* 2/1
Pat 5 2/2 2/2 1/1 1/2* 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/1 1/2* 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2* 2/2
Pat 6 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2* 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2* 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/1 1/1 2/2

(a) Ratings in five anatomically defined areas in the central and peripheral parts of the lateral and medial femoral condyle (femoral anterior growth zone (AGZ), anterior (Ant), loading area (Load), posterior (Post), posterior growth zone (PGZ)). (b) Results of three areas at the medial and lateral tibial condyle (anterior (Ant), loading area (Load), posterior (Post). (c) Ratings of the central patella: caudal, intermediate (Intermed) and cranial area

Areas with pathologic findings in the cartilage or the cartilage below an osseous abnormality seen in morphological images are marked in bold (9 zones in a–c). Compare with “Supplementary analysis of morphological findings”