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Table 1 AORSI scores, and comparison between femoral non-weight bearing and the weight bearing area, femur, and tibial articular surfaces

From: Developing an experimental model of early knee osteoarthritis after medial meniscus posterior root release: an in vivo study

AORSI

Medial femur (non-weight bearing area)a

Medial femur (weight bearing area)a

Medial Tibiaa

p-value ^

non-weight bearing vs weight bearing

p-value ^

Femur vs Tibia

Grade

2 (1)

4 (1)

2 (0.5)

 < 0.001

0.002

Stage

1 (0)

4 (1)

2 (1)

 < 0.001

0.006

Total score

2 (0.5)

16 (7)

6 (3)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. aValues are represented by median and interquartile range
  2. ^ Significance level of p < 0.05