Fig. 1From: Magnetic resonance imaging at 7.0 T for evaluation of early lesions of epiphyseal plate and epiphyseal end in a rat model of Kashin-Beck diseaseResults of X-ray examination of the rat knee joints. Arrow “a and “c”: sparseness of metaphyseal bone trabecula; arrow “b” and “g”: blurring or premature closure of the epiphyseal plate; Arrow “d”: abnormal sclerosis of the epiphyseal plate; arrow “e”: a developmental deformity of the femoral condyle; arrow “f”: defect and irregularity of the femoral condyleBack to article page