| |
n
|
Thickness (mm)
|
1 Hz (E’, N/mm2)
|
90 Hz (E’, N/mm2)
|
|---|
|
mean
|
SD
|
mean
|
SD
|
mean
|
SD
|
|---|
|
Femoral condyles
|
24
|
0.89A
|
0.26
|
37.3A
|
8.2
|
52.3A
|
9.2
|
|
Patellar groove
|
17
|
1.32B
|
0.26
|
35.9A,B
|
9.5
|
44.4A,B
|
12.9
|
|
Tibial plateau meniscus covered
|
31
|
1.10A,B
|
0.38
|
31.7A,B
|
11.2
|
40.9B,C
|
13.6
|
|
Tibial plateau not meniscus covered
|
27
|
2.19C
|
0.67
|
27.6B
|
12.0
|
32.3C
|
16.2
|
- The lettersA, B, C are used to indicate significant differences between the different regions; where a region does not share a letter they are significantly different (p < 0.05).
-
n: number of samples tested from each region.
