Table 2 Morphological evaluation of the treatment using Cartilage Repair Assessment (ICRS Cartilage Injury Evaluation Package) [11]
Parameters | Autologous chondrocyte transplantation | Subchondral drilling | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
Degree of defect repair | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Integration of border zone | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Macroscopic appearance | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall assessment | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Grade | I | II | III | II | II | IV | III | III | IV | III |