Meta-Analysis and Evidence Base for the Efficacy of Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Knee Cartilage Repair: Methodological Guidelines and Quality Assessment

Table 2

Carriers used for implantation	No. of studies	References
Scaffold material used in surgical delivery
Collagen	7	[24, 25, 27, 51, 52, 55, 56]
Ascorbic acid sheet	2	[51, 52]
Fibrin glue	1	[50]
Interconnected porous hydroxyapatite ceramic (IP-CHA)	1	[41]
Scaffold material used in one-step arthroscopic technique
PGA/HA	1	[30]
collagen	6	[26, 32, 36, 37, 42, 62]
HA membrane	1	[33]
HA membrane with layer of PRF	1	[38]
HA membrane with fibrin glue	1
HYAFF 11 nonwoven scaffold	2	[31, 39]
TruFit scaffold	1
Suspension used intra-articular injection
PBS	1	[23]
PBS+albumin	1	[45]
Autologous serum	1	[56]
Autologous platelet-poor bone marrow plasma	1	[35]
Synesthetic serum	1	[46]
Ringer’s lactate	1	[44]