An Assessment of the Chondroprotective Effects of Intra-Articular Application of Statin and Tetracycline on Early-Stage Experimental Osteoarthritis
Figure 10
Comparison of mean points obtained from histological examination of the femoral medial condyle cartilage tissue lesions. In the statin group, compared to the control group and tetracycline group, a statistically significant difference was determined () in normal and mild surface disorganisation of medial compartment cartilage tissue, cell structure near to normal in the cartilage layers, normal safranin-O involvement, intact tidemark structure, and pannus formation were determined. The difference between the tetracycline group and the control group was not statistically significant (). The results are given as mean and standard deviation.
