Table 1: Patient characteristics.

  NSAIDs SIAI Probability
  Average age (years)     59.68   46.40   0.005
Body mass index (kg/m2)   28.60±5 30.21±4.93 0.07
Topography of knee osteoarthritis      
PF* 2 2 0.12
FT** 14 5  
Overall 19 28  
Kellgren and Lawrence classification      
Stage 1 1 1 0.064
Stage 2 7 0  
Stage 3 25 24  
Stage 4 2 10  
Affected knee      
Right 20 18 0.07
Left 15 17  

* Patello-femoral
** Femoral-tibial