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Table 5 Overview of biomechanical and histological correlations

From: Viscoelasticity and histology of the human cartilage in healthy and degenerated conditions of the knee

Correlation

Kendall-tau

Pearson-rho

 

Correlation coefficient

p value

Correlation coefficient

p value

OARSI/IM

− 0.37

6.2 × 10−7

− 0.33

6.1 × 10−10

AHO/IM

− 0.30

1.3 × 10−3

− 0.30

4.2 × 10−7

OARSI/thickness

− 0.26

4.0 × 10−6

− 0.11

0.013

AHO/thickness

− 0.14

0.016

− 0.08

0.062