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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2019 Feb 21;37(6):1310–1317. doi: 10.1002/jor.24209

Table 2.

Morphology scoring key

Score Description
0 Dead, completely detached cells
1 Rounded, detaching cells
2 Progenitor cell with normal, fibroblastic appearance
3 Cells congregating and/or cuboidal; ≤25% of culture is osteogenic
4 Cells congregating and/or cuboidal; 26–75% of culture is osteogenic
5 Cells congregating and/or cuboidal; ≥75% culture is osteogenic