Figure 1From: Bone marrow lesions from osteoarthritis knees are characterized by sclerotic bone that is less well mineralizedRepresentative core sampling map as applied to the tibial plateau of a study participant. (a) Bone marrow lesions (BML) identified in the medial tibial plateau (arrow). (b) Regions from the BML area, from another area within the medial tibiofemoral compartment not affected by BMLs, and from the lateral tibiofemoral compartment as well as from matched locations from the lateral compartment were defined. (c) Multiple cores were machined from each region.Back to article page