Quantitative Evaluation of Growth Plates around the Knees of Adolescent Soccer Players by Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Table 2

Measured values of the central growth plate surface area (CGPSA) in mm² and the calculated apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in mm/s × 10⁻³ around the knees () of adolescent soccer players before and after an intensive activity. Data is presented as mean (SD); statistically significant pairs are marked with .

Growth plate region	Central growth plate surface area		Apparent diffusion coefficient
	Preactivity	Postactivity	Preactivity	Postactivity
Distal femur medial	265.28	261.17	1.3679	1.3473
Distal femur lateral	277.67	272.28	1.2749	1.2202
Proximal tibia medial	193.33	191.67	1.1333	1.0317
Proximal tibia lateral	213.72	210.39	1.2759	1.2177