Table 2 Morphological analysis of MC

Both sides

Affected side

P

Affected side

Unaffected side

P

Left side

Right side

P

Left side

Right side

P

MC number N(%)

92(44.4)

115(55.5)

115(50)

115(50)

115(50)

115(50)

46(50)

46(50)

Voxel Volume (mm³)

369.88 ± 146.30

402.36 ± 213.12

0.214

402.36 ± 213.12

400.19 ± 219.07

0.815

397.14 ± 219.88

405.4 ± 212.21

0.163

367.72 ± 141.08

372.05 ± 152.88

0.810

Surface Area (mm²)

337.02 ± 97.25

361.95 ± 144.07

0.153

361.95 ± 144.07

355.28 ± 143.13

0.639

350.79 ± 144.72

366.44 ± 140.09

0.003^#

330.96 ± 90.62

343.09 ± 104.1

0.101

Maximum 3D Diameter (mm)

0.96 ± 0.13

0.96 ± 0.17

0.889

14.19 ± 2.59

13.97 ± 2.47

0.526

13.79 ± 2.50

14.37 ± 2.53

0.000^#

13.64 ± 2.09

14.09 ± 2.19

0.029

Maximum 2D Diameter Slice (mm)

13.86 ± 2.14

14.19 ± 2.59

0.339

12.97 ± 2.32

12.89 ± 2.37

0.789

12.68 ± 2.44

13.18 ± 2.21

0.003^#

12.63 ± 2.07

12.94 ± 1.94

0.174

Maximum 2D Diameter Column (mm)

12.78 ± 2.00

12.97 ± 2.32

0.537

11.92 ± 2.62

11.53 ± 2.43

0.245

11.52 ± 2.49

11.93 ± 2.58

0.002^#

11.29 ± 1.98

11.71 ± 2.28

0.039^*

Maximum 2D Diameter Row (mm)

11.50 ± 2.13

11.92 ± 2.62

0.219

12.83 ± 2.48

12.65 ± 2.31

0.563

12.53 ± 2.38

12.95 ± 2.4

0.018^*

12.38 ± 2.04

12.32 ± 2.13

0.725

Minor Axis Length (mm)

12.35 ± 2.07

12.83 ± 2.48

0.139

9.77 ± 1.94

9.58 ± 1.90

0.473

9.52 ± 1.94

9.83 ± 1.90

0.004^#

9.34 ± 1.43

9.65 ± 1.65

0.067

Major Axis Length (mm)

9.49 ± 1.54

9.77 ± 1.94

0.276

12.17 ± 2.22

11.90 ± 2.02

0.346

11.81 ± 2.09

12.26 ± 2.14

0.001^#

11.87 ± 1.94

12.17 ± 1.99

0.054

Least Axis Length (mm)

12.02 ± 1.96

12.17 ± 2.22

0.618

4.70 ± 0.80

4.80 ± 0.88

0.367

4.82 ± 0.88

4.68 ± 0.80

0.024^*

4.67 ± 0.74

4.47 ± 0.61

0.011^*

Flatness

4.57 ± 0.68

4.70 ± 0.80

0.219

0.39 ± 0.06

0.41 ± 0.06

0.040^*

0.41 ± 0.06

0.39 ± 0.05

0.000^#

0.40 ± 0.06

0.37 ± 0.05

0.002^#