This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/jor.24346. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Accepted Article Bryan Heard ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9580-1809 Molecular Response of Rabbit Menisci to Surgically Induced Hemarthrosis and a Single Intra-Articular Dexamethasone Treatment Bryan J. Heard 1.3. , Kristen I. Barton 1. , Omokhowa M. Agbojo 1.2 , May Chung 1. , John L. Sevick 1. , Taylor J. Bader 1. , C. Ryan Martin 1.3. , Nigel G. Shrive 1.2 and David A. Hart 1.3.4.5. 1. McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary AB Canada. 2. Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada 3. Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary AB Canada. 4. Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada 5. Alberta Health Services Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Networks Corresponding Author Dr. David A. Hart, PhD, FCAHS Department of Surgery University of Calgary 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, AB CANADA T2N 4N1 hartd@ucalgary.ca Running Title: Meniscal response to surgical hemarthrosis Key Words: PTOA, OA, Meniscus, hemarthrosis, Dexamethasone, Treatment, Rabbit, Animal model Author Contributions: All authors have read and approve the final submitted manuscript. BJH: Study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing