Table 4.
Glycosaminoglycan Distribution as Represented by the Safranin O Staining Intensity.
| Experimental Group | Control Measurements OCA Day 14 OAT Day 0 | After 3 Months |
After 6 Months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Knee (−PRP) | Left Knee (+PRP) | Right Knee (−PRP) | Left Knee (+PRP) | ||
| OCA (n = 13) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 71.48 ± 5.61 | 66.93 ± 5.69 | 66.54 ± 3.43 | 53.34 ± 11.15 | 55.95 ± 7.9 |
| Range | 65.87-77.09 | 61.24-72.62 | 63.11-69.97 | 42.19-64.49 | 48.05-63.85 |
| OAT (n = 9) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 72.95 ± 1.06 | 70.93 ± 2.8 | 71.86 ± 2.44 | 75.55 ± 0.27 | 73.19 ± 6.51 |
| Range | 71.89-74.01 | 68.13-73.73 | 69.24-74.30 | 75.28-75.82 | 66.58-79.70 |
OCA = allogeneic graft; OAT = autologous graft; OCA day 14 and OAT day 0 indicate day of surgery; PRP = platelet rich plasma; SD = standard deviation.