Table 3. Intraoperative gross appearance in each proximal-to-distal part of the PCL and its histological appearance and scoring.

PCL, posterior cruciate ligament

Evaluations	Proximal	Middle	Distal
Gross appearance	1.7 ± 0.8	1.4 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.7
Histological appearance	1.2 ± 1.2	0.5 ± 0.8	0.7 ± 0.9
Inflammation	1.8 ± 0.9	1.4 ± 0.8	1.2 ± 0.8
Mucoid degeneration	1.4 ± 0.8	1.0 ± 0.7	0.8 ± 0.7
Cystic changes	1.0 ± 1.0	0.5 ± 0.8	0.8 ± 1.0
Orientation of collagen fibers	1.2 ± 1.0	0.6 ± 0.8	0.7 ± 0.8
Total histological score	6.6 ± 2.8	4.0 ± 2.5	4.2 ± 2.8