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Table 5 Comparison of the medial and lateral cartilage thickness between Korean males and females

From: Effect of the presence of the articular cartilage on the femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty in female and varus osteoarthritis knees

Parameter

Whole patients (n = 35), mean ± SD (range)

Female (n = 25), mean ± SD (range)

Male (n = 10), mean ± SD (range)

p value

Medial cartilage thickness

1.8 ± 0.4 (0.0, 5.0)

1.8 ± 0.4 (0.1, 5.0)

1.8 ± 0.5 (0.1, 5.0)

0.41n.s

Lateral cartilage thickness

2.2 ± 1.0 (0.4, 4.0)

2.4 ± 0.9 (− 0.6, 8.6)

1.6 ± 1.0 (0.5, 3.3)

0.34n.s

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.06n.s

 
  1. n.s non-significant
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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