From: A large infrapatellar fat pad protects against knee pain and lateral tibial cartilage volume loss
Baseline (n = 297) | Follow up (n = 271) | |
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Age | 58.0 (5.5) | 60.2 (5.2) |
Gender, female, n (%) | 186 (62.6) | 169 (62.4) |
Body mass index, kgm−2 | 25.9 (4.3) | 25.8 (4.0) |
WOMAC pain measures | - | |
Mean | 34.6 (41.1) | |
Low, range in mm | 0.0–24.9 | |
High, range in mm | 25.0–247.00 | |
IPFP measures | ||
IFPF maximal cross-sectional area, cm2 | 6.9 (1.2) | - |
Small, range in cm2 | 4.22–6.72 | |
Large, range in cm2 | 6.73–10.57 | |
Cartilage volume, mm3 | ||
Medial tibial | 1,705 (530) | 1,651 (507) |
Lateral tibial | 2,026 (644) | 1,991 (626) |
Patella | 2,918 (941) | 2,807 (937) |
Tibial bone area, mm2 | ||
Medial | 2,014 (309) | - |
Lateral | 1,288 (195) | - |
Patella bone volume, mm3 | 20,276 (4,667) | - |
Change data | ||
Annual percentage cartilage loss (SEM) | ||
Medial tibial | 1.2 (0.2) | |
Lateral tibial | 1.1 (0.2) | |
Patella | 1.8 (0.2) |