Knee cartilage defects in a sample of older adults: natural history, clinical significance and factors influencing change over 2.9 years J. Carnes, O. Stannus, F. Cicuttini, C. Ding, G. Jones Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 1541-1547 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.08.026 Copyright © 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Change in knee cartilage defect scores by site over 2.9 years (A) Increase/stable/decrease percentages by compartment were 34.0/64.2/1.8% for the medial tibiofemoral compartment, 32.0/64.9/3.1% for the lateral tibiofemoral compartment, and 25.8/73.2/1.0% for the patellar compartment. Total score was calculated by summing medial tibiofemoral, lateral tibiofemoral and patellar scores. (B) Average cartilage defect scores increased significantly in all compartments over 2.9 years (medial: 2.22 vs 2.65, lateral: 2.06 vs 2.39, patellar: 1.59 vs 1.84, total: 5.86 vs 6.89). Error bars are 95% CIs, * = P < 0.001. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2012 20, 1541-1547DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2012.08.026) Copyright © 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions