Figure 1From: Periodic knee injections of collagen tripeptide delay cartilage degeneration in rabbit experimental osteoarthritisTemporal changes in gross morphology in a rabbit osteoarthritis model. (A) Macroscopic observation of articular cartilage of medial femoral condyle stained with India ink. (B) Macroscopic score for medial femoral condylar cartilage lesions in each group 5, 10 and 15 weeks after surgery. Ctp, collagen tripeptide; HA, hyaluronan. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation (*P <0.05).Back to article page