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We sought to develop a reproducible approach and set of minimum recommendations for synovial histopathology in mouse models of OA.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Coronal and sagittal sections from male mouse knee joints subjected to destabilization of medial meniscus (DMM) or partial meniscectomy (PMX) were collected as part of other studies. Stains included Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&amp;E), Toluidine Blue (T- Blue) and Safranin O\/Fast Green (Saf-O). Four blinded readers graded pathological features (hyperplasia, cellularity, and fibrosis) at specific anatomic locations in the medial and lateral compartments. Inter-reader reliability of each feature was determined.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There was acceptable to very good agreement between raters. After DMM, increased hyperplasia and cellularity and a trend towards increased fibrosis were observed 6 weeks after DMM in the medial locations, and persisted up to 16 weeks. In the PMX model, cellularity and hyperplasia were evident in both medial and lateral compartments while fibrotic changes were largely seen on the medial side. Synovial changes were consistent from section to section in the mid-joint area mice. H&amp;E, T-blue, and Saf-O stains resulted in comparable reliability.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To allow for a standard evaluation that can be implemented and compared across labs and studies, we recommend using 3 readers to evaluate a minimum set of 3 pathological features at standardized anatomic areas. 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