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Scoring system for macroscopic assessment of cartilage healing [3]
| Criteria | Score | Macroscopical properties |
|---|---|---|
| Filling | 1 | Significantly below adjacent cartilage level |
| 2 | Same level with adjacent cartilage, central depression | |
| 3 | Same level with adjacent cartilage | |
| Color | 1 | Brown or yellow |
| 2 | White | |
| 3 | Same as adjacent cartilage | |
| Surface | 1 | Rough |
| 2 | Smooth |
