Table 2.

Semi-quantitative scoring of the cartilage repair.

Parameter	Control	Group A	Group B
I	50% (2)	75% (1)	100% (0)
II	Not close (2)	Almost (1)	Yes (1)
III	Significantly reduced staining (2)	Reduced staining (2)	Normal (1)
IV	Some fibrocartilage but mostly nonchondrocytic cells (3)	Mostly fibrocartilage (2)	Mostly hyaline and fibrocartilage (1)

Scale parameters (I) percent filling of the defect, (II) reconstitution of the osteochondral junction, (III) matrix staining, and (IV) cell morphology with score range starting from 0 (best).