Arthroscopic Fixation of Cell Free Polymer-Based Cartilage Implants with a Bioinspired Polymer Surface on the Hip Joint: A Cadaveric Pilot Study

Table 2

Results of two scaffold fixation techniques on two human cadavers after 50 cycles of continuous motion.

Material	Fixation technique	Outline attachment; 50 cycles average score; (±standard deviation)	Area coverage; 50 cycles average score; (±standard deviation)	Scaffold integrity; 50 cycles average score; (±standard deviation)	Endpoint fixation; 50 cycles average score; (±standard deviation)
PGA-scaffold	Unfixed	1.0 (±0)	1.5 (±0.7)	1.0 (±0)	0.5 (±0.7)
PGA-PM-scaffold	Unfixed	2.0 (±0)*	2.0 (±0)	1.0 (±0)	2.0 (±0)*
PGA-scaffold	Fixed with fibrin glue	2.5 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.7)	3.0 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.0)
PGA-PM-scaffold	Fixed with fibrin glue	3.5 (±0.7)*	3.5 (±0.7)*	4.0 (±0.7)*	3.0 (±0.0)*

Average per scoring item for the scaffold fixation techniques after 50 cycles (*).