Table 1.
Structure | Score | Proteoglycan Staining | Score |
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Normal | 0 | Normal | 0 |
Surface Irregularities | 1 | Slight Reduction | 1 |
Pannus | 2 | Moderate Reduction | 2 |
Cleft to Transitional Zone | 3 | Severe Reduction | 3 |
Cleft to Radial Zone | 4 | No Dye Noted | 4 |
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Cleft to Calcified Zone | 5 | Cellularity | |
Complete disorganization | 6 | Normal | 0 |
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Tidemark Integrity | Diffuse Hypercellularity | 1 | |
Intact | 0 | Cloning | 2 |
Crossed by Blood Vessels | 1 | Hypocellularity | 3 |