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ORTHOPAEDIC PATHOLOGIES OF THE STIFLE JOINT
Osteoarthritis
1 4 2 5
LATERAL VIEW
3 6
1 Microfractures and
sclerosis of the subchondral bone 2 Vascular penetration 7
of the area 3 Chondral fibrosis 4 Articular cartilage
destruction 5 Separation of cartilage
fragments 6 Abnormality and
weakness of muscles, tendons and ligaments 7 Bone overgrowth and
formation of osteophytes
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