Table 4.

Macroscopical scores 84 days after infiltration.

Parameter	CT	PRGF	AMSCs	PRGF + AMSCs
Color of the repair tissue	1.55 ± 0.57	0.87 ± 0.52	0.98 ± 0.44	0.44 ± 0.27
Presence of blood vessels in the repair tissue	0.79 ± 0.40	0.89 ± 0.45	0.58 ± 0.35	0.23 ± 0.17
Surface of the repair tissue	1.78 ± 0.41	0.89 ± 0.57	1.47 ± 0.39	0.50 ± 0.28
Filling of the defect	1.57 ± 0.39	0.98 ± 0.43	1.53 ± 0.36	0.51 ± 0.34
Degeneration of adjacent articular cartilage	1.61 ± 0.35	1.09 ± 0.49	1.23 ± 0.22	0.57 ± 0.47
Total points	7.26 ± 1.02	4.71 ± 1.66	5.79 ± 0.82	2.24 ± 0.99

CT, control; PRGF, plasma rich in growth factors; AMSCs, adipose mesenchymal stromal cells; PRGF + AMSCs, combination of plasma rich in growth factors with adipose mesenchymal stromal cells.

Mean and standard deviation.