Comparative study of depth-dependent characteristics of equine and human osteochondral tissue from the medial and lateral femoral condyles J. Malda, K.E.M. Benders, T.J. Klein, J.C. de Grauw, M.J.L. Kik, D.W. Hutmacher, D.B.F. Saris, P.R. van Weeren, W.J.A. Dhert Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 20, Issue 10, Pages 1147-1151 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.06.005 Copyright © 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Safranin-O staining of equine (A) and human (B) articular cartilage from the central sites of the femoral condyles. Average thickness of equine (n = 15) and human (n = 23) cartilage from the central sites of the femoral condyles (C). A significant difference was observed between the lateral and medial condyle of equine samples (P = 0.003). Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2012 20, 1147-1151DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2012.06.005) Copyright © 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Depth-dependent biochemical composition of equine cartilage (n = 14) in terms of GAG (A), DNA (C), and hydroxyproline (E) and human cartilage (n = 7) in terms of GAG (B), DNA (D) and hydroxyproline (F). Statistically significant differences are indicated by *. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2012 20, 1147-1151DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2012.06.005) Copyright © 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions