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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2025.024
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Morphological subchondral bone tissue characteristics in knee osteoarthritis

Minasov BSh1, Yakupov RR1, Akbashev VN1, Shchekin VS1, Vlasova AO1, Minasov TB1, Karimov KK2, Akhmeldinova AA1
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1 Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia

2 Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Correspondence should be addressed: Vladislav N. Akbashev
Lenina, 3, Ufa, 450008, Russia; ur.liam@bka-dalv

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Author contribution: Minasov BSh — study concept and design, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript editing; Yakupov RR — material collection, morphological assessment, primary data processing; Akbashev VN — statistical processing, visualization of results, manuscript writing; Shchekin VS — literature review, morphology data interpretation; Vlasova AO — preparing illustrations, morphometry analysis, manuscript proofreading; Minasov TB — preparing illustrations, discussion; Karimov KK — material collection, clinical follow-up of patients; Akhmeldinova AA — drawing up inclusion/exclusion criteria, coordination of ethical approval.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Bashkir State Medical University (protocol No. 3 dated 12 March 2025) and conducted in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision). All patients submitted the informed consent to participation in the study.

Received: 2025-04-06 Accepted: 2025-04-20 Published online: 2025-04-30
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