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Memory device ''LOSS'': ''L''oss of cartilage, ''O''steophyte formation, ''S''ubchondral cysts, ''S''ubchondral sclerosis.
Memory device ''LOSS'': ''L''oss of cartilage, ''O''steophyte formation, ''S''ubchondral cysts, ''S''ubchondral sclerosis.


==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP658>{{Ref WMSP|658}}</ref>
*Vertical clefts of the cartilage - characteristic.
*Thickening of [[bone|bony]] trabeculae (reactive phenomenon) due to fibrosis.
*Subchondral cysts.
*+/-Mild inflammation (lymphocytes).
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Soft tissue lesions]].
*[[Soft tissue lesions]].
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}
{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Soft tissue lesions]]
[[Category:Soft tissue lesions]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
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