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. 2023 Aug 27;31(11):4977–4987. doi: 10.1007/s00167-023-07546-1

Table 5.

MOCART 2.0 score of unscheduled MRI at 2–5 year of follow-up

within 2 years FU within 3 years FU within 4 years FU within 5 years FU Overall
Number of patients$ 12 2 4 7 23
Location (retropatellar/FC/Trochlea)a 7/5/1 1/0/1 2/1/1 4/5/0 14/11/3

Chondral lesion

ICRS-Grade I/II/III/IV

0/1/8/0 0/0/1/0 0/0/3/0 0/0/3/0 0/1/15/0

Osteochondral lesion

(Burns) Grade I/II/III/IV

0/0/2/2 0/0/0/1 0/0/0/1 0/0/3/3 0/0/5/7

Cause for follow up MRI

(Trauma/Symptoms/Routine/NA)

0/3/6/4 0/2/0/0 0/3/0/1 4/3/1/1 4/11/7/6
MOCART 2.0 Score
 Average MOCART 2.0 score 64.2 ± 15.8 (45–95) 37.5 ± 2.5(35–40) 50.0 ± 7.9 (40–60) 70.6 ± 16.7 (40–90) 62.3 ± 17.4
  Retropatellar 65.7 ± 13.5 (45–85) 40 ± 0 (40) 57.5 ± 2.5 (55–60) 81.25 ± 4.1 (75–85) 67.1 ± 14.8
  Femural condyle 61 ± 19.3 (45–95) 45 ± 0 (45) 62.0 ± 18.0 (40–90) 60.0 ± 18.5
  Trochlea 70.0 ± 0 (70) 35 ± 0 (35) 40 ± 0 (40) 48.3 ± 15.5
 Detailed Variables of MOCART 2.0
  Volume of defect repair and defect filling 18.0 ± 3.7 (10–20) 15 ± 5 (10–20) 15.0 ± 6.1 (5–20) 17.2 ± 4.1 (10–20) 17.1 ± 4.5
  Subclasses (1/2a/2b/3/4/5a/5b) 10/1/0/2/0/0/0 1/0/0/1/0/0/0 2/1/0/0/1/0/0 6/1/0/2/0/0/0 20/3/0/5/0/0/0
  Integration to adjacent cartilage 10.4 ± 2.4 (5–15) 7.5 ± 2.5 (5–10) 7.5 ± 2.5 (5–10) 11.7 ± 3.3 (5–15) 10.2 ± 3.1
  Surface of the repair tissue 5.4 ± 1.3 (5–10) 5.0 ± 0 (5) 3.75 ± 2.2 (0–5) 7.2 ± 2.5 (5–10) 5.7 ± 2.2
  Structure of the repair tissue 1.5 ± 3.6 (0–10) 0 ± 0 (0) 1.3 ± 2.2 (0–5) 0.6 ± 1.6 (0–5) 1.1 ± 2.8
  Signal intensity of the repair tissue 10.4 ± 3.6 (0–15) 10.0 ± 0 (10) 7.5 ± 4.3 (0–10) 11.7 ± 2.4 (10–15) 10.3 ± 3.5
  Subclasses (1/2a/2b/3a/3b) 3/6/3/0/1 0/2/0/0/0 0/3/0/0/1 3/2/4/0/0 6/13/7/0/2
  Bony defect or bony overgrowth 6.2 ± 2.9 (0–10) 0 ± 0 (0) 3.7 ± 4.1 (0–10) 7.8 ± 2.5 (5–10) 5.9 ± 3.5
  Subclasses (1/2a/2b/3a/3b) 4/6/2/1/0 0/0/0/2/0 1/1/0/1/1 5/4/0/0/0 10/11/2/4/1
  Subchondral changes 12.3 ± 7.5 (55–85) 0 ± 0 (0) 11.2 ± 7.3 (0–20) 14.4 ± 6.4 (0–20) 12 ± 7.7
  Subclasses (1/2/3/4a/4b) 4/4/2/3/0 0/0/0/2/0 1/1/1/1/0 4/2/2/1/0 9/7/5/7/0

All values displayed as mean ± standard deviation (range) if not otherwise stated

FC femoral condyle, MOCART Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue, $ Four patients obtained two, and one patients three MRIs

aMultiple location per patient possible