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From: Early removal of the infrapatellar fat pad/synovium complex beneficially alters the pathogenesis of moderate stage idiopathic knee osteoarthritis in male Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs

Fig. 2

Characterization of IFP/SC and replacement tissue. Representative mid-sagittal photomicrographs of a stifle joint from a control (A, E) and IFP/SC removal (B, F) guinea pig; H&E (A, B), and Masson’s trichrome (E, F), 2× objective. (A, C) Control knee joint from a 7-month-old guinea pig depicting the normal histoanatomic location of the IFP/SC in its native state. (B, D) Knee joint from 7-month-old guinea pig four months after IFP/SC removal. The IFP/SC (C) is replaced with dense fibrous connective tissue (FCT) 20× objective for the main photo; 10× objective for inset (D)

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