Table 1. Criteria for Fixation Scoring According to a Modified Drobnic Scoring.
Outline attachment | Area coverage | Scaffold integrity |
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Unchanged (5) | Unchanged (5) | Unchanged (5) |
<25% (4) | <75–100% (4) | Minor deformities unrelated to fixation (4) |
25–50% (3) | 50–75% (3) | Minor cracks close to fixation site (3) |
50–75% (2) | 25–50% (2) | Fissures that jeopardize the fixation (2) |
75–100% (1) | <25% (1) | Fissures and scaffold disorganization in outer area (1) |
100% (0) | 0% (0) | Fissures and scaffold disorganization in general (0) |
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AFG | PCL | |
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Outline attachment | 1.7 ± 1.50 | 4.8 ± 0.41 |
Area coverage | 2.7 ± 2.06 | 4.8 ± 0.41 |
Scaffold integrity | 2 ± 1.79 | 4±0 |
Total score | 6.3 ± 5.12 | 13.7 ± 0.82* |
Scores show the difference between AFG and PCL efficacy in fixation. AFG shows high variability in results; overall efficacy for fixation with PCL was significantly higher than with AFG (*p < 0.05).
AFG, autologous fibrin glue; PCL, polycaprolactone.