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Fig. 3

From: A longitudinal study on the performance of in vivo methods to determine the osteochondrotic status of young pigs

Fig. 3

ai. Typical images of the histological grades with corresponding radiographic findings. Photo pairs a, b, d, e and g, h are radiographic images taken of 3 different respective pigs at 14 weeks of age. Pictures C, F and I are the corresponding histological slides in chronological order to the radiographic paired images. All stained with hematoxylin and eosin. All pictures depict assessments of the femoropatellar joint with G/H/I being from the left limb only. ac represent the lateral side and df and gi represent the medial side of the distal femoral condyle. All three pairs represent animals with no OC lesions present (ac), with mild OC lesions (R = 2 and H = 3, df) and with severe OC lesions (R = 4 and H = 4, gi)

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