Table 1.

Comparison of average thickness of articular cartilage in healthy volunteers and osteoarthritis patients

Mean thickness of articular cartilage	Healthy volunteers (n = 10), mean ± SD	Osteoarthritis patients (n = 25), mean ± SD	p-value
Compartment (mm)
MFC	1.68 ± 0.25	1.54 ± 0.35	0.261
MTC	1.57 ± 0.19	1.39 ± 0.29	0.084
LFC	1.66 ± 0.34	1.50 ± 0.30	0.185
LTC	1.61 ± 0.30	1.42 ± 0.31	0.117

MFC – medial femoral condyle, MTC – medial tibial condyle, LFC – lateral femoral condyle, LTC – lateral tibial condyle