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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2016 Aug 26;35(3):515–523. doi: 10.1002/jor.23389

Table 1.

Cell- and organ-level effects of various joint injuries.

Models of Joint Injury

Class I Class II Class III

Cell/Organ Effect Explant (4,14-24) Whole Joint (26-30) Rabbit (32,33) Goat Mini-Pig 37 Patients (40-47)

CEI RAC IAF GrI CEI MEN GrI CEI+MEN IAF IAF PAO

Acute oxidative damage X n/d X n/d X n/d n/d n/d X n/d n/a
Acute oxidative stress X X X n/d X X n/d n/d X n/d n/a
Mitochondrial loss X X X n/d X X n/d X X n/d n/a
Acute injury severity X n/a X n/a X X X X X X X
Chronic contact stress n/a X n/a X n/d X X X X X X
Synovitis n/a n/a n/a n/a X X X X X X X
PTOA n/a n/a n/a n/a X X X ? X X X

CEI = controlled-energy impact; RAC = repeated axial compression; IAF = intra-articular fracture; MEN = meniscus destabilization; n/a = not applicable; n/d = not determined; GrI = graded instability; PAO = peri-acetabular osteotomy