Control Patient Difference Mean s.d. n Max Min Mean s.d. n Max Min Mean (95 % CI) p-value ROEM (degrees) 49.3 3.0 8 53.2 44.1 13.3 8.2 8 25.8 3.1 −36.0 (−42.6 to −29.3) <0.001 Area (mm2) 33.6 3.1 9 37.6 28.9 19.2 3.9 9 25.0 13.8 −14.4 (−17.9 to −10.8) <0.001 T2 (ms) 55.1 4.4 9 46.9 58.8 77.8 7.0 9 67.8 85.7 −22.7 (−28.4 to −16.9) <0.001