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Table 1 Modified Mankin Scoring System

From: How does intraarticular dexmedetomidine injection effect articular cartilage and synovium? An animal study

Cartilage structure

a. Normal

0

b. Surface irregularities

1

c. Pannus + irregularities

2

d. Clefts to the transitional zone

3

e. Clefts to the radial zone

4

f. Clefts to the calcified zone

5

g. Complete disorganization

6

Cartilage cells

a. Normal

0

b. Diffuse hypercellularity

1

c. Cloning

2

d. Hypocellularity

3

Staining with Masson’s Trichrome

a. Normal

0

b. Slight reduction

1

c. Moderate reduction

2

d. Severe reduction

3

e. No staining

4

Tidemark integrity

a. Intact

0

b. Destroyed

1