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Table 8 Medial cartilage volume loss and joint space width changes at 24 months

From: Long term evaluation of disease progression through the quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis patients: correlation with clinical symptoms and radiographic changes

 

Cartilage volume change (mm3)

Joint space width change (mm)

ra

All

-405 ± 320

-0.16 ± 0.49

0.19

1st quartileb

-793 ± 342

-0.39 ± 0.52c

0.15

2nd quartile

-413 ± 86

-0.13 ± 0.37

0.11

3rd quartile

-277 ± 81

-0.03 ± 0.52

0.00

4th quartile

-115 ± 122

+0.02 ± 0.15

-0.21

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. ap = NS, Spearman correlation. b1st quartile = greatest loss of global cartilage volume. cp < 0.001, one sample t test comparing JSW change at 24 months versus its baseline value.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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