Table 5.
Summary Data for the Mechanical Stiffness of the Repair Cartilage Expressed as a Percentage of the Contralateral Limb Cartilage
| Empty defect |
Scaffold only |
CBMA |
PRP |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFC | LTS | MFC | LTS | MFC | LTS | MFC | LTS | |
| Mean | 126.4 | 85.4 | 97.2 | 79.3 | 97.6 | 81.1 | 102.1 | 82.5 |
| Standard deviation | 66.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 8.1 | 25.6 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 11.4 |
| Standard error | 29.9 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
| Lower 95% CI | 43.5 | 68.3 | 82.7 | 70.9 | 70.7 | 62.5 | 84.0 | 70.5 |
| Upper 95% CI | 209.3 | 102.5 | 111.7 | 87.8 | 124.4 | 99.7 | 120.2 | 94.4 |
| P < 0.05 | ||||||||
Note: CBMA = concentrated bone marrow aspirate; PRP = platelet-rich plasma; MFC = medial femoral condyle; LTS = lateral trochlea sulcus; CI = confidence interval.