From: Infrapatellar fat pad in the knee: is local fat good or bad for knee osteoarthritis?
Characteristic | Values* |
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Age, years | 62.4 (7.4) |
Sex, female, n (%) | 490 (50.2) |
Total body fat, kg | 27.8 (8.6) |
Medial tibial cartilage volume, ml | 2.3 (0.6) |
Lateral tibial cartilage volume, ml | 2.7 (0.7) |
Patella cartilage volume, ml | 3.2 (0.9) |
Medial tibial bone area, cm2 | 20.9 (3.1) |
Lateral tibial bone area, cm2 | 12.2 (2.2) |
Medial joint space narrowing, n (%) | 480 (53.0) |
Lateral joint space narrowing, n (%) | 220 (24.3) |
MTF osteophytes, n (%) | 65 (7.2) |
LTF osteophytes, n (%) | 37 (4.1) |
BML present, n (%) | 348 (35.6) |
MTF cartilage defects, n (%) | 238 (24.4) |
LTF cartilage defects, n (%) | 214 (22.0) |
Patellar cartilage defects, n (%) | 391 (40.1) |
Total WOMAC knee pain, n (%) | 507 (52.1) |
Patellofemoral synovitis, n (%) | 243 (26.8) |