Table 3 Cartilage thickness at specific locations categorized by gender
From: Structural ultrasound of joints and tendons in healthy children: development of normative data
Cartilage location | Boys | Girls | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean* (SD)[range] | N | Mean* (SD)[range] | ||
Femoral head | 189 | 3.1 (1.63)[0.8–10.3] | 299 | 2.5 (1.41)[0.4–7.6] | < 0.001 |
Trochlea knee | 194 | 3.4 (0.75)[1.8–5.8] | 302 | 2.8 (0.72)[1.4–5.3] | < 0.001 |
Talar dome | 192 | 1.8 (0.74)[0.6–6.1] | 302 | 1.5 (0.61)[0.1–4.7] | < 0.001 |
Head of 1st metatarsal bone | 189 | 2.3 (1.03)[0.4–7.3] | 300 | 1.8 (0.87)[0.4–5.8] | < 0.001 |
Head of 2nd metacarpal bone | 188 | 2.1 (1.26)[0.7–6.7] | 301 | 1.7 (1.01)[0.5–6.9] | < 0.001 |