Research Article

Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Promote Bone Regeneration in a Xenogeneic Rabbit Model: A Preclinical Study

Table 1

Histological evaluation record.

Histological score

(1) Bone formation
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery

(2) Bone formation
0: absent
1: present at the surface of the graft
2: present in the depth of the graft

(3) Osteoblasts
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery

(4) Osteocytes
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery

(5) Osteoclasts
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery

(6) Immature bone
0: present centrally
1: present at the periphery
2: absent

(7) Mature bone
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery

(8) Osteoclastic degradation of the scaffold
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery

(9) Scaffold replacement with mature bone
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery

(10) Bone tissue
0: absent
1: present at the periphery
2: present centrally
3: present centrally and at the periphery