Table 1 – Topographical Biochemical Data:
Complete biochemical characterization data from 11 topographical locations are shown as mean ± standard deviation. Statistics were calculated amongst topographical locations within the same region.
| Location | Water Content (%) | GAG/ Wet Weight (%) | GAG/ DNA (μg/μg) | Collagen / Wet Weight (%) | Collagen / DNA (μg/μg) | Pyridinoline / Wet Weight (nmol/g) | Pyridinoline / Collagen (nmol/mg) | DNA/ Wet Weight (μg/μg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medial Condyle | 1 | 86 ± 1 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 92 ± 32B | 7.7 ± 1.4 | 197 ± 101 | 22.5 ± 17.1 | 0.33 ± 0.27 | 0.49 ± 0.25 |
| 2 | 86 ± 1 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | 230 ± 146AB | 8.0 ± 1.9 | 483 ± 380 | 21.3 ± 16.0 | 0.35 ± 0.29 | 0.26 ± 0.17 | |
| 3 | 85 ± 1 | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 292 ± 144A | 7.7 ± 1.1 | 496 ± 348 | 16.8 ± 12.1 | 0.24 ± 0.20 | 0.22 ± 0.14 | |
| Lateral Condyle | 1 | 86 ± 2 | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 277 ± 147 | 8.7 ± 2.5 | 549 ± 343 | 16.9 ± 11.0 | 0.3 ± 0.18 | 0.23 ± 0.16 |
| 2 | 86 ± 1 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 355 ± 207 | 8.7 ± 2.5 | 542 ± 467 | 30.3 ± 17.1 | 0.39 ± 0.25 | 0.15 ± 0.05 | |
| 3 | 87 ± 2 | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 456 ± 262 | 7.6 ± 1.5 | 761 ± 519 | 33.0 ± 18.1 | 0.50 ± 0.27 | 0.17 ± 0.14 | |
| Trochlea r Groove | 1 | 85 ± 3 | 5.7 ± 2.1A | 513±246 | 6.9 ± 1.1 | 511 ± 225 |
33.6 ± 20.4 | 0.35 ± 0.22 | 0.12 ± 0.09 |
| 2 | 86 ± 2 | 5.1 ± 0.5AB | 640 ± 553 | 6.5 ± 1.6 | 938 ± 982 | 32.9 ± 15.2 | 0.41 ± 0.19 | 0.14 ± 0.11 | |
| 3 | 87 ± 3 | 3.9 ± 1.3B | 193 ± 89 | 6.5 ± 1.6 | 300 ± 192 | 37.1 ± 21.9 | 0.59 ± 0.28 | 0.25 ± 0.22 | |
| Patella | 1 | 86 ± 1 | 4.5 ± 1.2 | 340 ± 220 | 7.7 ± 1.4 | 629 ± 437 | 34.2 ± 16.1 | 0.49 ± 0.24 | 0.21 ± 0.17 |
| 2 | 86 ± 1 | 3.9 ± 0.3 | 246 ± 143 | 9.7 ± 2.9 | 725 ± 500 | 30.5 ± 10.6 | 0.45 ± 0.15 | 0.22 ± 0.16 | |