Ultrasonographic evaluation of the femoral cartilage thickness in patients with chronic renal failure

Figures & data

Figure 1. Ultrasonographic images (suprapatellar axial view) showing bilateral femoral cartilage measurements. ICA: intercondylar area; L: left; LFC: lateral femoral condyle; MFC: medial femoral condyle; R: right.

Table 1. The demographic and clinical characteristics of the CRF patients and controls.

	CRF patients (n: 57)	Controls (n: 60)	p
Age (years)	44.75 ± 12.16	43.55 ± 13.34	0.689
Weight (kg)	69.73 ± 10.60	68.78 ± 10.66	0.629
Height (m)	1.73 ± 0.06	1.74 ± 0.07	0.930
BMI (kg/m^2)	23.06 ± 2.94	22.74 ± 3.24	0.577
Gender			0.691
Male (n)	41	41
Female (n)	16	19

Notes: CRF: chronic renal failure; BMI: body mass index.

Table 2. Comparison of the femoral cartilage thickness measurements (mm) of the CRF patients and the healthy controls (mean ± standard deviation).

	CRF patients (n: 57)	Controls (n: 60)	p
RMC	1.99 ± 0.33	2.26 ± 0.54	0.002*
RIA	2.07 ± 0.35	2.31 ± 0.69	0.024*
RLC	2.01 ± 0.42	2.10 ± 0.61	0.395
LMC	2.00 ± 0.34	2.27 ± 0.53	0.002*
LIA	2.10 ± 0.34	2.31 ± 0.73	0.049*
LLC	2.04 ± 0.37	2.12 ± 0.61	0.444

Notes: CRF: chronic renal failure; RMC: right medial condyle; RIA: right intercondylar area; RLC: right lateral condyle; LMC: left medial condyle; LLC: left lateral condyle; LIA: left intercondylar area.

* p<0.05.