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Table 2 Relationships between knee alignment (hip-knee-ankle angle, HKA angle) and subchondral trabecular bone microarchitecture parameters

From: Association between knee alignment, osteoarthritis disease severity, and subchondral trabecular bone microarchitecture in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

Paramaters

Medial

Lateral

M:L

BV/TV

0.650 (0.492, 0.763)**

− 0.589 (− 0.745, − 0.389)**

0.663 (0.538, 0.765)**

Tb.N

0.507 (0.305, 0.672)**

− 0.475 (− 0.675, − 0.214)**

0.619 (0.404, 0.778)**

Tb.Th

0.555 (0.373, 0.703)**

− 0.511 (− 0.659, − 0.325) **

0.660 (0.538, 0.763)**

Tb.Sp

− 0.553 (− 0.717, − 0.310)**

0.437 (0.179, 0.635)**

− 0.679 (− 0.882, − 0.449)**

BS/BV

− 0.687 (− 0.788, − 0.543)**

0.539 (0.374, 0.671)**

− 0.824 (− 0.896, − 0.697)**

  1. The indicated values are Pearson’s coefficient and 95% confidence interval in brackets
  2. M:L medial-to-lateral ratio, BV/TV bone volume fraction, Tb.N trabecular number, Tb.Th trabecular thickness, Tb.Sp trabecular separation, BS/BV specific bone surface
  3. **P < 0.01
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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