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Table 1 Scoring system for macroscopic assessment of cartilage healing [3]

From: In vivo cartilage tissue engineering

Criteria

Score

Macroscopical properties

Filling

1

Significantly below adjacent cartilage level

2

Same level with adjacent cartilage, central depression

3

Same level with adjacent cartilage

Color

1

Brown or yellow

2

White

3

Same as adjacent cartilage

Surface

1

Rough

2

Smooth

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X