Figure 1From: Transcriptional profiling differences for articular cartilage and repair tissue in equine joint surface lesions Gross and histological assessment of repair tissue. At the four month post-operative time point, gross assessment of the repair tissue indicated variations in the healing response (A, D). Moreover, the repair tissue was not fully congruent with the surrounding articular cartilage within each lesion (B, E). Histologically, variations in the repair resulted in elongated and flattened cells as observed with H&E staining (G, 10×) surrounded by variable levels of proteoglycan-deficient matrix as assessed by Safranin-O staining (C, F). The interface between repair tissue and surrounding cartilage is evident (H, 20×). Representative lesions depicted are from Horse 4 (Left: A, B, C, G; Right: D, E, F, H). Scale bar: 5 mm in A, D; 2.50 mm in B, C, E, F; 250 microns in G; 125 microns in H.Back to article page