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Table 3 Histological analysis for percutaneously injected cartilage

From: Percutaneous cartilage injection: A prospective animal study on a rabbit model

Cannula

Rabbit

Proportion of viable chondrocytes (%)

Degree of fibrosis

Mean/median chondrocyte viability (%)

Mean/median chondrocyte viability (%)

Large bore

1

100

None

93/90

75/82.5

2

90

Moderate

3

90

Slight

Small bore

4

50

Slight

64/75

6

90

Moderate

7

75

None

8

30

Modrate

9

75

None