| AC | Articular cartilage |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| AIG | anterior-inferior glenoid |
| AIH | anterior-inferior humerus |
| ASG | anterior-superior glenoid |
| ASH | anterior-superior humerus |
| BML | bone marrow lesions |
| CSA | cartilage surface area |
| CTL | cervical, thoracic, lumbar |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| GH | glenohumeral |
| ICRS | International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MSAS | Murine Shoulder Arthritis Score |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| OARSI | Osteoarthritis Research Society International |
| OSAS | Ovine Shoulder Arthritis Score |
| PIG | posterior-inferior glenoid |
| PIH | posterior-inferior humerus |
| PSG | posterior-superior glenoid |
| PSH | posterior-superior humerus |
| SD | standard deviation |
| sMOASS | Sheep MRI Osteoarthritis Shoulder Score |