Table A1.

Detailed Gross and Histopathology Scores at MFC and LT.

MFC	Non-OP	FROZEN	FRESH	4°C/14d	4°C/28d
n	15	4	3	4	4
Gross	0.4 ± 0.1***	8.5 ± 0.3	2.7 ± 0.3**,###	3.5 ± 0.4*,###	4.0 ± 0.6###
Surface Texture	0.4 ± 0.1***	2.8 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.2**	1.1 ± 0.1***	1.3 ± 0.1*
Defect Filling/Size	0.0 ± 0.0***	2.8 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.3***	0.3 ± 0.1***	0.4 ± 0.1***
Cartilage Integration	0.0 ± 0.0***	3.0 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.3***	1.6 ± 0.2$$,###	1.9 ± 0.2$$,###
Histopathology	3.5 ± 0.6***	13.3 ± 0.8	3.5 ± 1.4**	5.8 ± 0.6$,#	6.5 ± 1.2$,#
Surface Irregularity	1.0 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.3	0.8 ± 0.6	1.3± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.4
Vertical Clefts	0.6 ± 0.1*	1.8 ± 0.3	0.3 ± 0.2	0.5 ± 0.2	0.5 ± 0.5*
Transverse Clefts	0.5 ± 0.1**	1.4 ± 0.4	0.3 ± 0.3*	0.4 ± 0.1*	0.3 ± 0.3
Cloning	0.2 ± 0.1***	2.4 ± 0.2	1.2 ± 0.3*,###	0.9 ± 0.2***,#	1.5 ± 0.4%,#
Hypocellularity	0.4 ± 0.1***	3.0 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.2***	1.6 ± 0.3$$,##	1.1 ± 0.3*,$,#
Safranin-O	0.7 ± 0.2**	3.0 ± 0.0	0.5 ± 0.3*	1.3 ± 0.5	2.1 ± 0.3$

LT	Non-OP	FROZEN	FRESH	4°C/14d	4°C/28d
n	15	3	4	4	4
Gross	0.2 ± 0.1***	5.8 ± 1.2	5.0 ± 1.0###	3.5 ± 1.1###	5.4 ± 1.3###
Surface Texture	0.2 ± 0.1**	1.8 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.4#	1.1 ± 0.4	1.8 ± 0.6#
Defect Filling/Size	0.0 ± 0.0***	1.8 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.4###	0.5 ± 0.4**,$	1.3 ± 0.5%%,###
Cartilage Integration	0.0 ± 0.0***	2.2 ± 0.3	2.3 ± 0.3###	2.0 ± 0.4###	2.4 ± 0.2###
Histopathology	3.5 ± 0.6***	10.7 ± 0.9	5.0 ± 1.8	5.1 ± 0.4#	6.5 ± 1.2#
Surface Irregularity	0.4 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.2	0.4 ± 0.4	0.9 ± 0.2	1.0 ± 0.4
Vertical Clefts	0.2 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.3	0.6 ± 0.5	0.0 ± 0.0	0.5 ± 0.5
Transverse Clefts	0.2 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.6	0.3 ± 0.3	0.1 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.3
Cloning	0.1 ± 0.1*	1.5 ± 0.3	2.0 ± 0.4###	1.8 ± 0.1###	1.5 ± 0.4#
Hypocellularity	0.1 ± 0.1***	3.0 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.3***	0.9 ± 0.3$,##	1.1 ± 0.3$,##
Safranin-O	1.5 ± 0.2**	3.0 ± 0.0	1.5 ± 0.2	1.5 ± 0.8	2.3 ± 1.2

mean ± SEM, * vs. FROZEN, # vs. Non-OP, $ vs. FRESH, % vs. 4°C/14d