Table 4 Zone thicknesses of articular cartilage in cyclically loaded rabbit metacarpophalangeal joints and their contra-lateral controls
|  | Superficial zone thickness (μm) | Mid zone thickness (μm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rabbit no. | Control | Loaded | Difference | Control | Loaded | Difference |
1 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 51.3 | 55.9 | 4.6 |
2 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 38.2 | 40.7 | 2.5 |
3 | 10.0 | 9.0 | -1.1 | 50.3 | 49.6 | -0.7 |
4 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 51.7 | 34.7 | -17.0 |
5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 38.5 | 40.9 | 2.4 |
6 | 7.2 | 5.0 | -2.3 | 34.1 | 52.4 | 18.4 |
Mean | 8.1 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 44.0 | 45.7 | 1.7 |
SD | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 11.3 |
Significancea | Â | Â | >0.05 | Â | Â | >0.05 |