Mylène Jansen

260 Chapter 13 Figure 2 : The change in cartilage thickness compared to baseline, for all patients whose medial compartment was the most affected, after 1 (n=18), 2 (n=18), 5 (n=15), 7 (n=11) and 10 (n=7) years after treatment with knee joint distraction. Statistically significant changes are indicated by the darker color map ( p< 0.05) while non- significant areas are shown with faded colors ( p> 0.05). Blue indicates an increase and red a decrease in cartilage thickness compared to baseline. Results are viewed on average right femur and tibia articular cartilage surfaces.