Table I.
Macroscopic and histopathologic grading of articular cartilagea
| Time | Treatment
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartilage grading
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Histological analysis grading
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| IMM | CPM | FM | IMM | CPM | FM | |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 h | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 h | 2–2.5 | 0–1 | 1.5–2.5 | 2–2.5 | 0–1 | 1.5–2.5 |
| 96 h | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1.5–2.5 | 2.5–4 | 1 | 1.5–2.5 |
| 2 wk | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 4–4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5–3 |
Macroscopic and histopathologic grading of articular cartilage of the femoral head subjected to IMM, CPM, or FM immediately following AIA induction (21).