Table 1.
Scores according to macroscopic scoring system
| Parameters | Color of the repair tissue | Presence of blood vessels in the repair tissue | Surface of the repair tissue | Filling of the defect | Degeneration of adjacent articular cartilage | Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time groups | 3 mo | 6 mo | 3 mo | 6mo | 3 mo | 6 mo | 3 mo | 6 mo | 3 mo | 6 mo | 3 mo | 6 mo |
| MenSCs-seeded FG | 1 (0–2)† | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–2)† | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–1) | 0 (0–1)†* | 1 (0–2) | 2 (0–2) | 4.5 (1–8)† | 4 (1–8)† |
| FG | 1.5 (1–4) | 2 (2–4) | 0 (0–2) | 1.5 (1–4) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (2–3) | 6.5 (4–14) | 9 (6–16) |
| Control | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–1) | 3 (1–3) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2) | 2.5 (2–3) | 2 (0–2) | 1.5 (1–2) | 10 (7–11) | 8 (8–8) |
†MenSCs-seeded FG vs. control, p value < 0.05
*6 mo vs. 3 mo, p value < 0.05