Table 1.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Results of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Grafts.
Defect Fill | Poor: 0 | Moderate: 2 | Good: 22 | |
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Surface regularity | Severely irregular: 0 | Moderately irregular: 6 | Mildly irregular: 18 | Smooth: 0 |
Signal pattern | Layered: 14 | Mottled: 9 | Homogenous: 1 | |
Marrow edema | Increased: 5 | Same: 4 | Decreased: 15 | |
Subchondral plate | Focal defects + Slight depression: 5 | Focal defects: 10 | Slight depression: 7 | No defects: 2 |
Cystic lesion | Increase: 7 | No change: 2 | Decrease: 7 | None: 8 |