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Femoral cartilage ultrasonographic outcome measures. A, Femoral cartilage cross-sectional area was assessed by outlining the cartilage visualized on each ultrasonographic image. B, Femoral cartilage thickness was measured as the length of the straight line drawn from the cartilage-bone interface to the synovial space–cartilage interface.
