Table 3.

Comparison of average T1 relaxation times of articular cartilage (in different compartments – MFC, MTC, LFC, and LTC) in healthy volunteers and osteoarthritis patients

Compartments	Healthy volunteers (n = 10), mean ± SD	Osteoarthritis patients (n =25), mean ± SD	p-value
Average T1 relaxation time (in ms)
MFC	901.76 ± 129.14	1043.94 ± 129.14	0.0352
MTC	880.34 ± 145.84	1041.71 ± 207.65	0.0321
LFC	923.29 ± 146.69	1127.25 ± 221.29	0.0115
LTC	924.29 ± 140.46	1141.85 ± 240.24	0.0116

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