Table 1 Cartilage tissues used for the study.

From: Analysis of proteins released from osteoarthritic cartilage by compressive loading

Cartilage

Surface area (cm2)

Wet weight (mg)

OARSI score

CONT

2.66 ± 0.75

488 ± 174

N/A

PRES

2.75 ± 0.55

527 ± 273

1.43 ± 0.50

DEG

2.57 ± 0.93

448 ± 173

2.70 ± 0.63***

  1. CONT, PRES and DEG denote control cartilage, and OA cartilage obtained from macroscopically presereved areas and degenerated areas, respectively. Results represent the mean ± SD of 33 (CONT) or 54 cartilage tissues (PRES and DEG). ***P < 0.001 against PRES by Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
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