Intervention n = 39 | Control n = 39 | P value* | |
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Age, years | 61.3 (9.6) | 61.4 (9.8) | 0.97 |
Females, number (%) | 19 (54) | 14 (40) | 0.23† |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 29.8 (3.7) | 29.2 (4.8) | 0.57 |
Kellgren-Lawrence grade, number (%) | 0.43 | ||
2 | 28 (72) | 31 (79) | |
3 | 11 (28) | 8 (21) | |
Joint space narrowing, number (%) | 38 (97) | 38 (97) | 1.00 |
Medial tibial cartilage volume, mm3 | 1512 (552) | 1420 (624) | 0.51 |
Lateral tibial cartilage volume, mm3 | 1691 (832) | 1878 (685) | 0.31 |
Medial tibial plateau bone area, mm2 | 2391 (400) | 2537 (522) | 0.20 |
Lateral tibial plateau bone area, mm2 | 1756 (335) | 1841 (417) | 0.35 |
Medial tibiofemoral cartilage defect score | 5 [1, 8] | 6 [1, 8] | 0.15§ |
Lateral tibiofemoral cartilage defect score | 3 [1, 8] | 3 [0, 8] | 0.32§ |
Prevalence of medial tibiofemoral bone marrow lesions, number (%)** | 9 (38) | 18 (72) | 0.02† |
Prevalence of lateral tibiofemoral bone marrow lesions, number (%)** | 7 (29) | 8 (32) | 0.83† |