Research Article

Assessment of the Efficacy of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells against a Monoiodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis Model in Wistar Rats

Table 5

Mankin scoring of the cartilage among experimental groups.

GroupsParameters
Cartilage structureCellularityTidemarksOverall Mankin score

Normal control
MIA
MIA + BM-MSCs

The number of samples in each group is six and the data are described as . For each parameter, means, which have different superscript symbols, are statistically significant, .