Table 3.
MRI Evaluation at 1- and 2-Years
| MFx | Sutured AMIC® | Glued AMIC® | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 1 Year | 2 Years | 1 Year | 2 Years | ||
| (n=8) | (n=4) | (n=8) | (n=8) | (n=13) | (n=13) | ||
| Defect filling | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1/3-2/3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| > 2/3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| not evaluable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Surface | largely uneven | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| partially uneven | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | |
| smooth | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| not evaluable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Integration | marginal gap up to 50% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| marginal gap | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
| complete | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| not evaluable | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Signal intensity of defect cover | inhomogeneous | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| homogenous | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| not evaluable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bone marrow lesion | massive (> 2cm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| intermediate (1-2 cm) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| small (< 1cm) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| none | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| not evaluable | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |