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Table 1 Frequency of joints with osteonecrosis based on three phasic bone scintigraphy and MRI

From: Asymptomatic multifocal avascular necrosis, a commonly overlooked finding in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Variables

 

Patients with asymptomatic osteonecrosis

n = 8

Patients without asymptomatic osteonecrosis

n = 9

Total

n = 17

Number of involved Joints in bone scintigraphy

Range

1 −5

1 −5

1 −5

Median (IQRa)

2.5 (2.00- 4.00)

2.00 (1.00- 2.00)

2.00 (1.00—3. 0)

Number of involved joints in MRI

Range

1 – 3

Not done

1 −3

Median (IQR)

1.00 (1.00- 2.75)

Not done

0.00 (0.00- 1.00)

  1. aInterquartile range