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Table 1 Comparison of different types of necrosis of epiphyseal plate of knee joint in rats

From: 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 disease

 

Types of necrosis

4th week

8th week

12th week

Total

Control Group (Group A)

Number of rats

n = 7

n = 8

n = 8

n = 23

FN

0

0

1

1

LN

0

0

0

ZN

0

0

0

PN

0

0

0

KBD-affected feed (Group B)

Number of rats

n = 6

n = 7

n = 8

n = 21

FN

1

1

1

11

LN

1

1

3

ZN

0

0

0

PN

0

2

1

commercial feed+ T-2 toxin (Group C)

Number of rats

n = 7

n = 6

n = 8

n = 21

FN

0

1

2

7

LN

1

1

1

ZN

0

0

0

PN

0

0

1

KBD-affected feed+T-2 toxin (Group D)

Number of rats

n = 5

n = 7

n = 7

n = 19

FN

2

1

1

14

LN

1

2

2

ZN

0

1

1

PN

0

1

2

  1. Results of comparison between two groups (P < 0.05, χ 2 test with multiple sample rates) were 0.000 (group A vs group B), 0.011 (Group C vs group D), 0.350 (group B vs group C), 0.000 (group A vs group D). FN focus necrosis, LN lamellar necrosis, PN penetration necrosis, ZN zonal necrosis