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Table 6 MOCART score of specimens removed at animal sacrifice 12 months after operation

From: Osteochondral regeneration with a novel aragonite-hyaluronate biphasic scaffold: up to 12-month follow-up study in a goat model

New 3D-MOCART score parameter

HA-AR group

Control group

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Defect fill

4 ± 0.1

2 ± 0.8

Cartilage interface

4 ± 0.1

2 ± 0.8

Bone interface

4 ± 0.1

3 ± 0.8

Surface

3.9 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.5

Structure

1.9 ± 0.3

1 ± 0.1

Signal intensity

2.4 ± 0.5

1 ± 0.1

Subchondral lamina

1.9 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.5

Chondral osteophytes

2.6 ± 0.7

1 ± 0.1

Bone marrow edema

4 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.9

Subchondral bone

3.4 ± 0.9

1.7 ± 0.5

Overall score

32 ± 1

17 ± 1

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X