Figure 1.
Histopathological assessment for the section grouping based on modified Mankin score. (A) Depiction of a femur from a total knee replacement patient, showcasing non-OA cartilage (non-OA, ★) and OA cartilage (OA, ▴). Scale bar: 1 cm. (B) Exemplary Safranin-O/Fast green staining utilised in histopathological evaluation. Scale bar: 100 µm. (C) Graphic illustrations of modified Mankin score (0-14) for histopathological examination. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD) for n = 6. P < 0.05 was considered significant. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.