Table 3 Postoperative clinical improvement (change in score) according to the presence or absence of bone marrow edema

18.1 ± 10.0 (0–57)

19.4 ± 8.9 (−10 to 50)

0.502

21.2 ± 10.7 (0–45)

19.5 ± 9.5 (−1 to 39)

0.436

28.4 ± 14.7 (3–55)

29.3 ± 12.6 (−10 to 50)

0.751

31.2 ± 15.3 (4–79)

30.7 ± 12.0 (4–51)

0.861

6.6 ± 3.4 (−1 to 16)

6.8 ± 2.4 (1–11)

0.648

2.1 ± 1.5 (−1 to 5)

2.5 ± 1.7 (0–6)

0.196

22.6 ± 12.7 (−1 to 56)

21.4 ± 9.6 (1–39)

0.619