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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2010 Mar 18;47(1):41–48. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.03.008

Figure 6. Histology Suggests a Systemic Effect.

Figure 6

Histology shows differences between control limbs at day ten, suggesting a systemic effect. For animals euthanized ten days after surgery, there is an overall increase in cartilage area (stimulated and control combined) in the group stimulated three days after surgery (group B10) when compared to defects from animals stimulated immediately after surgery (group A10) (p=0.002). The control gaps from these animals also display an increased amount of cartilage (shown above), suggesting that there may be a systemic effect due to load.