| ACI | Autologous chondrocyte implantation |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| COL1A1 | Collagen type 1 alpha 1 |
| COL2A1 | Collagen type 2 alpha 1 |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HPS | Hypoxia Preconditioned Serum |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IL-1 | Interleukin-1 |
| MMP-13 | Matrix metalloproteinase-13 |
| PBC | Peripheral blood cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor-beta polypeptide |
| PRP | Platelet-rich plasma |
| SOX9 | Sex-determining region Y-box 9 |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| TGF-beta1 | Transforming growth factor-beta 1 |
| TNF-alpha | Tumour necrosis factor-alpha |