Table 3.
Modified-2D MOCART score
| Feature | Score | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Mean ± SE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | |||
|
Defect fill |
Complete | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 ± 2.7 | 6.7 ± 2.7 |
| Hypertrophy | 15 | |||||||||
| Incomplete > 50% | 10 | |||||||||
| Incomplete > 50% | 5 | |||||||||
| Subchondral bone expose | 0 | |||||||||
|
Cartilage interface |
Complete | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 ± 1.4 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| Demarcating border visible | 10 | |||||||||
| Defect visible < 50% | 5 | |||||||||
| Defect visible > 50% | 0 | |||||||||
| Surface | Intact | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 1.7 ± 1.4 |
| Damaged < 50% of depth | 5 | |||||||||
| Damaged > 50% of depth | 0 | |||||||||
| Adhesion | No | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 ± 0.0 | 5.0 ± 0.0 |
| Yes | 0 | |||||||||
| Structure | Homogenous | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
|
Inhomogenous / cleft formation |
0 | |||||||||
| Signal intensity | Normal | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 ± 2.7 | 3.3 ± 2.7 |
| Nearly normal | 10 | |||||||||
| Abnormal | 0 | |||||||||
|
Subchondral lamina |
Intact | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| Not intact | 0 | |||||||||
|
Subchondral bone |
Intact | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
|
Granulation tissue/ cyst / sclerosis |
0 | |||||||||
| Effusion | No effusion | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 ± 0.0 | 5.0 ± 0.0 |
| Effusion | 0 | |||||||||
| Total (0–100) | 35 | 35 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 28.3 ± 7.6 | 21.7 ± 5.9 | ||
R, Right hindlimb; L, left hindlimb; MOCART, magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue