Research Article
Therapeutic Potential of Multilineage-Differentiating Stress-Enduring Cells for Osteochondral Repair in a Rat Model
Table 2
Macroscopic scoring system.
| Coverage | >75% fill | 4 | 50–75% fill | 3 | 25–50% fill | 2 | <25% fill | 1 | No fill | 0 | Neocartilage color | Normal | 4 | 25% yellow/brown | 3 | 50% yellow/brown | 2 | 75% yellow/brown | 1 | 100% yellow/brown | 0 | Defect margins | Invisible | 4 | 25% circumference visible | 3 | 50% circumference visible | 2 | 75% circumference visible | 1 | Entire circumference visible | 0 | Surface | Smooth/level with normal | 4 | Smooth but raised | 3 | Irregular 25–50% | 2 | Irregular 50–75% | 1 | Irregular >75% | 0 |
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