|
Donor type
|
Synovial fluid
|
Tissue
|
Nonexpanded chondrocytes
|
Expanded chondrocytes
|
|---|
|
Healthy
|
n = 20
|
n = 9a
|
n = 8a
|
n = 15
|
|
Age, average (range)
|
40 (25 to 47)
|
69 (54 to 81)
|
66 (54 to 75)
|
67 (54 to 81)
|
|
% male
|
Unknown
|
80
|
50
|
60
|
|
Cartilage defect
|
n = 31
|
n = 16
|
n = 10
|
n = 13
|
|
Age, average (range)
|
33 (20 to 48)
|
33 (16 to 45)
|
32 (18 to 44)
|
24 (19 to 36)
|
|
% male
|
Unknown
|
47
|
70
|
85
|
|
Osteoarthritis
|
n = 27
|
n = 27
|
n = 12
|
n = 13
|
|
Age, average (range)
|
70 (53 to 81)
|
67 (46 to 90)
|
69 (49 to 83)
|
70 (46 to 83)
|
|
% male
|
Unknown
|
23
|
38
|
38
|
- aOf four healthy donors, both tissue and nonexpanded chondrocytes were analysed; for all the other donors, either synovial fluid, tissue, nonexpanded or expanded cells were analysed.
