Table 5

Patients without osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle (ONFC)

False positive knees (BS5-152 positive/MRI5-152 negative)True negative knees (BS negative/MRI negative)p Value
Total number of knee joints3791
Mean (SD) age at diagnosis of ONFH5-152 45 (14) (21–79)46 (14) (20–79)0.8195-150
Sex (M:F)22:1553:380.8995-151
Other necrotic lesions of the knee on MRI5-154 880.0735-151
  • 5-150 Mann-Whitney U test.

  • 5-151 Fisher's exact probability test.

  • 5-152 BS = bone scintigraphy; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; ONFH = osteonecrosis of the femoral head.

  • 5-154 Other necrotic lesions of the knee include the distal femoral metaphysis, proximal tibial metaphysis, tibial plateau, and patella.