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The thickness of the articular cartilage covering the femoral condyle in patients
| Patients | Articular cartilage thickness [mm] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q >15° | Q ≤15° | |||||||
| LFC | MFC | LFC | MFC | |||||
| LLL | RLL | LLL | RLL | LLL | RLL | LLL | RLL | |
| 1 | RLL | 1.40 | 1.60 | 1.61 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.72 |
| 2 | LLL | 1.70 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 1.97 | 2.05 | 1.95 | 2.01 |
| 3 | RLL | 1.07 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 2.33 | 2.49 | 2.37 | 2.41 |
| 4 | LLL | 2.16 | 2.39 | 2.49 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 1.86 |
| 5 | RLL | 1.52 | 1.76 | 2.26 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.64 | 1.60 |
| 6 | LLL | 1.71 | 2.04 | 2.13 | 2.44 | 2.38 | 2.41 | 2.36 |
| 7 | RLL | 1.55 | 1.83 | 2.96 | 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.30 | 2.16 |
| 8 | 1.56 | 1.45 | 2.25 | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.60 |
| 9 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 1.86 | 1.92 |
| 10 | 1.44 | 1.56 | 2.24 | 2.01 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.72 | 1.70 |
| 11 | 1.85 | 2.04 | 2.01 | 2.36 | 2.29 | 2.26 | 2.30 | 2.25 |
| 12 | 1.64 | 1.32 | 2.25 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.37 | 1.97 | 2.41 |
| 13 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 2.24 | 2.60 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.12 | 2.10 |
The thickness of the articular cartilage covering the condyles in the Q >15° and Q >15° groups
| Condyle | Articular cartilage thickness [mm] (mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Q>15° (n = 13) | Q≤15° (n = 13) | |
| LFC | 1.58 ± 0.25 | 2.08 ± 0.30 |
| MFC | 2.14 ± 0.33 | 2.07 ± 0.30 |