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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2017 Nov 1;23(11):804–814. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2017.0200

Table 1. Criteria for Fixation Scoring According to a Modified Drobnic Scoring.

Outline attachment Area coverage Scaffold integrity
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)

AFG PCL

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.