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*[http://www.medic.usm.my/~pathology/bonepath/bonepath/Ostart2.jpg OA with clefting (usm.my)].<ref>URL: [http://www.medic.usm.my/~pathology/bonepath/bonepath/Osteoathritis.html http://www.medic.usm.my/~pathology/bonepath/bonepath/Osteoathritis.html]. Accessed on: 22 November 2012.</ref> | *[http://www.medic.usm.my/~pathology/bonepath/bonepath/Ostart2.jpg OA with clefting (usm.my)].<ref>URL: [http://www.medic.usm.my/~pathology/bonepath/bonepath/Osteoathritis.html http://www.medic.usm.my/~pathology/bonepath/bonepath/Osteoathritis.html]. Accessed on: 22 November 2012.</ref> | ||
*[http://images.rheumatology.org/viewphoto.php?albumId=75691&imageId=2862380 OA with clefting (rheumatology.org)]. | *[http://images.rheumatology.org/viewphoto.php?albumId=75691&imageId=2862380 OA with clefting (rheumatology.org)]. | ||
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===Micro=== | |||
The sections show thinned cartilage composed of nested chrondrocytes separated by vertical fibrous septa. The deep aspect of the cartilage is basophilic. An osteophyte is present. | |||
There is no complete cartilage loss. No subchondral cysts are identified. Subchondral sclerosis is not apparent. | |||
The soft tissue shows a mild, focal lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. There are no well-formed collections of inflammatory cells. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||