Table 7.
Percentage of Patients within the Accelerated (Acc) and Traditional (Trad) Rehabilitation Groups Who Scored Good to Excellent (Good-Excellent) and Poor to Fair (Poor-Fair) for Each of the 8 Individual MRI Scoring Parameters, at the 3-, 12-, and 24-Month Assessment Time Points
| Group | Rating | Graft Infill | Signal Intensity | Border Integration | Surface Contour | Structure | Subchondral Lamina | Subchondral Bone | Effusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acc (3 months) | Good-excellent | 74% (n = 25) | 9% (n = 3) | 68% (n = 23) | 82% (n = 28) | 79% (n = 27) | 71% (n = 24) | 71% (n = 24) | 97% (n = 33) |
| Poor-fair | 26% (n = 9) | 91% (n = 31) | 32% (n = 11) | 18% (n = 6) | 21% (n = 7) | 29% (n = 10) | 29% (n = 10) | 3% (n = 1) | |
| Trad (3 months) | Good-excellent | 62% (n = 21) | 18% (n = 6) | 68% (n = 23) | 79% (n = 27) | 85% (n = 29) | 91% (n = 31) | 59% (n = 20) | 97% (n = 34) |
| Poor-fair | 38% (n = 14) | 82% (n = 29) | 32% (n = 12) | 21% (n = 8) | 15% (n = 6) | 9% (n = 4) | 41% (n = 15) | 3% (n = 1) | |
| Acc (12 months) | Good-excellent | 88% (n = 30) | 62% (n = 21) | 71% (n = 24) | 68% (n = 23) | 85% (n = 29) | 100% (n = 34) | 74% (n = 25) | 100% (n = 34) |
| Poor-fair | 12% (n = 4) | 38% (n = 13) | 29% (n = 10) | 32% (n = 11) | 15% (n = 5) | 0% (n = 0) | 26% (n = 9) | 0% (n = 0) | |
| Trad (12 months) | Good-excellent | 88% (n = 30) | 68% (n = 23) | 71% (n = 24) | 74% (n = 25) | 85% (n = 29) | 100% (n = 35) | 68% (n = 23) | 100% (n = 35) |
| Poor-fair | 12% (n = 5) | 32% (n = 12) | 29% (n = 11) | 26% (n = 10) | 15% (n = 6) | 0% (n = 0) | 32% (n = 12) | 0% (n = 0) | |
| Acc (24 months) | Good-excellent | 91% (n = 31) | 71% (n = 24) | 76% (n = 6) | 76% (n = 26) | 85% (n = 29) | 100% (n = 34) | 74% (n = 25) | 97% (n = 33) |
| Poor-fair | 9% (n = 3) | 29% (n = 10) | 24% (n = 8) | 24% (n = 8) | 15% (n = 6) | 0% (n = 0) | 26% (n = 9) | 3% (n = 1) | |
| Trad (24 mo) | Good-excellent | 85% (n = 29) | 71% (n = 24) | 68% (n = 23) | 74% (n = 25) | 88% (n = 30) | 100% (n = 35) | 71% (n = 24) | 100% (n = 35) |
| Poor-fair | 15% (n = 6) | 29% (n = 11) | 32% (n = 12) | 26% (n = 10) | 12% (n = 5) | 0% (n = 0) | 29% (n = 11) | 0% (n = 0) |