Cartilage Lesion Grades and Scores Measured by Macroscopic Examination.

<p>Data (n = 20 knees) are expressed as means±SDs. Scores are expressed as the summation of grades, and the grades as an average of the grades obtained for each region. Incidences of the lesions in subregions are indicated in parentheses (number of rabbits with lesions on medial/lateral femoral condyles/trochlea, medial/lateral tibial plateaus, or femoral condyles/tibial plateaus in the compartments).</p><p>Femoral condyles and trochlea score: week eight compared to weeks four and two,</p>§<p><i>p</i> = 0.000; week four compared to week two,</p><p>^*<i>p</i> = 0.000. Femoral condyles and trochlea grade: week eight compared to weeks four and two,</p>#<p><i>p</i> = 0.000; week four compared to week two,</p>•<p><i>p</i> = 0.000.</p><p>Tibial plateaus score: week eight compared to week four,</p>¶<p><i>p</i> = 0.001; week four compared to week two,</p>▴<p><i>p</i> = 0.022; week eight compared to week two,</p>★<p><i>p</i> = 0.001. Tibial plateaus grade: week eight compared to weeks four and two,</p><p><i>p</i> = 0.000; week four compared to week two,</p><p><i>p</i> = 0.000.</p><p>Medial compartment score: week eight compared to weeks four and two,</p>▪<p><i>p</i> = 0.000; week four compared to week two,</p>▾<p><i>p</i> = 0.022. Medial compartment grade: week eight compared to weeks four and two,</p><p><i>p</i> = 0.000; week four compared to week two,</p><p>^Φ<i>p</i> = 0.000.</p><p>Lateral compartment score: week eight compared to weeks four and two,</p><p><i>p</i> = 0.000; week four compared to week two,</p>†<p><i>p</i> = 0.022. Lateral compartment grade: week eight compared to weeks four and two,</p><p><i>p</i> = 0.000; week four compared to week two,</p>‡<p><i>p</i> = 0.000.</p><p>Cartilage Lesion Grades and Scores Measured by Macroscopic Examination.