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. 2017 Jun 1;4(2):104–108. doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2017.160089

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Cellular irregularity and picnosis. The early morphological features of osteoarthritis are cellular irregularity and picnosis. Both picnosis and cellular irregularity are unique findings for chondrocyte apopitosis. Chondrocyte loss results in decreased cartilage regeneration.