Figure 3

The effects of different treatment modalities on the severity of the symptoms of septic arthritis. (a) The severity of synovitis and (b) cartilage and/or bone destruction in NMRI mice inoculated with S. aureus strain LS-1 (n = 10–20) is expressed as the mean histological index ± SEM. The total index was calculated by totaling all the scores for each animal tested. CLOX, cloxacillin; PBN, phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone.