Table 1 ICRS macroscopic measurement for cartilage repair.

From: Bioinformatic prediction of key genes involved in pro-chondrogenic effect of fragmentated cartilage transplantation

Dimensions

Points

Degree of lesion repair (% repair of lesion depth)

0% (0), 25% (1), 50% (2), 75% (3), 100% (4)

Bonding to adjacent cartilage

0–25% of graft bonding to adjacent cartilage (0), half of graft bonding to adjacent cartilage while another half of graft with border > 1 mm (1), 75% of graft bonding to adjacent cartilage while 25% of graft with border > 1 mm (2), border < 1 mm (3), totally bonding to adjacent cartilage (4)

Macroscopic appearance

Totally degenerated area (0), several small or a few large fissures (1), small and scattered fissures (2), fibrillated surface (3), totally smooth surface (4)

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