TABLE V.

Arthroscopic (ICRS) Scores for Cartilage Repair^*

	Mean Score ± SD (points)
	APEF	APEF+BMDMSCs
3 months
Degree of defect repair	2.33 ± 0.78	3.23 ± 0.75
Integration to border zone	3.33 ± 0.89	3.45 ± 0.82
Macroscopic appearance	2.75 ± 1.06	3.73 ± 0.47
Composite score	8.40 ± 1.93	10.41 ± 1.59
1 year
Degree of defect repair	3.25 ± 0.72	3.17 ± 0.62
Integration to border zone	2.33 ± 0.91	2.63 ± 0.86
Macroscopic appearance	2.50 ± 1.07	2.42 ± 0.70
Composite score	8.2 ± 2.08	8.25 ± 1.47

^*A higher score is better.