Table 1 Grade of alizarin red staining
From: Calcium deposition in osteoarthritic meniscus and meniscal cell culture
Grade | Normal group | Osteoarthritis group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 12 F | 39 F | 43 M | 42 M | 49 F | 54 F | 55 M | 58 F | 65 F | 66 F | 70 F |
Transverse section | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Longitudinal section | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Averagea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |