Fig. 1

Results 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 condyle