Table I.
Total histological scores for severity of articular cartilage lesions on femoral condyles and tibial plateaus in control and test dogs
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| Control group | Test group | P-value | |
| Femoral condyles | |||
| Lateral | 11.30 (6.58) | 5.48 (0.97) | 0.04 |
| Medial | 12.21 (7.47) | 7.67 (0.90) | 0.13 |
| Tibial plateaus | |||
| Lateral | 13.38 (5.52) | 9.20 (1.57) | 0.07 |
| Medial | 13.97 (5.97) | 9.05 (2.37) | 0.06 |
Score was determined as described in the materials and methods section. The total score corresponds to the sum of scores obtained for 3 subregions (0 to 87). Data are expressed as mean (± SD) and were analyzed using Student’s t-test.