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From: Quantitative evaluation of very early cartilage damage in experimental osteoarthritis using scanning electron microscopy

Fig. 2

Assessment of roughness of femoral cartilage. Mice were subjected to a sham procedure or transection of the medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLT) or ACLT followed by transection of the medial meniscus (MNCT). Groups were sacrificed 7 or 14 days post surgery. a Data represent mean ± sem of cartilage roughness (µm) using scanning electron microscope (SEM) images (9/group), compared using Student’s “t” test. Representative SEM imaging and roughness plots of the femoral cartilage of animals of the sham [b, e and h, k], ACLT [c, f and i, l], and MNCT [d, g and j, m] groups sacrificed at 7 or 14 days post surgery, respectively

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