Table 3 Clinical scores.

From: Alterations in cartilage quantification before and after injections of mesenchymal stem cells into osteoarthritic knees

 

− 30w

− 15w

− 5w

− 2w

0

5w

Lysholm

Total

50.5

35.5

35.5

35.5

33.0

66.0*

(30.0, 57.5)

(27.5, 54.5)

(30.0, 49.5)

(30.0, 48.5)

(27.0, 46.0)

(64.0, 68.0)

Limping

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0*

(1.5, 4.0)

(0.0, 4.0)

(1.5, 4.0)

(1.5, 4.0)

(0.0, 3.0)

(3.0, 5.0)

Walker

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.0

(2.0, 5.0)

(2.0, 5.0)

(2.0, 5.0)

(2.0, 5.0)

(2.0, 5.0)

(2.0, 5.0)

Swelling

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

8.0*

(1.0, 6.0)

(1.0, 6.0)

(1.0, 6.0)

(1.0, 6.0)

(0.0, 6.0)

(6.0, 10.0)

Squatting

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

(2.0, 2.0)

(2.0, 2.0)

(2.0, 2.0)

(2.0, 2.0)

(2.0, 2.0)

(2.0, 4.0)

Blockage

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

12.5

(10.0, 12.5)

(10.0, 10.0)

(10.0, 10.0)

(10.0, 10.0)

(10.0, 12.5)

(10.0, 15.0)

Stairs

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

6.0

(2.0, 2.0)

(2.0, 4.0)

(2.0, 4.0)

(2.0, 4.0)

(2.0, 4.0)

(4.0, 6.0)

Instability

15.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

17.5*

(5.0, 20.0)

(2.5, 17.5)

(2.5, 17.5)

(2.5, 17.5)

(2.5, 15.0)

(12.5, 22.5)

Pain

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

15.0**

(5.0, 7.5)

(2.5, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(2.5, 5.0)

(10.0, 15.0)

KOOS

Symptoms

57

57

57

55

57

70*

(45, 66)

(46, 66)

(50, 59)

(50, 66)

(45, 64)

(57, 79)

Pain

58

57

49

54

50

65**

(53, 61)

(53, 67)

(42, 60)

(38, 58)

(39, 61)

(57, 79)

ADL

66

66

64

60

65

75**

(64, 68)

(60, 70)

(54, 71)

(56, 73)

(54, 72)

(73, 79)

Sports/recreation

25

30

38

28

28

45

(20, 38)

(18, 48)

(23, 43)

(18, 33)

(10, 48)

(33, 50)

QOL

25

22

34

28

31

50

(19, 41)

(19, 38)

(19, 44)

(22, 38)

(28, 44)

(28, 56)

NRS

Walking

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.5

4.0

3.0

(3.5, 6.0)

(4.0, 7.0)

(4.0, 6.5)

(4.5, 6.0)

(3.5, 6.5)

(1.5, 4.5)

Rest

2.0

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.0

1.5

(1.0, 3.0)

(1.5, 4.0)

(1.0, 3.0)

(2.0, 3.0)

(1.5, 3.0)

(1.0, 2.5)

Initial motion

3.5

6.0*

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

(3.0, 4.0)

(5.0, 7.0)

(3.0, 6.0)

(3.5, 5.0)

(3.0, 5.5)

(2.0, 3.5)

Stair

5.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

(4.5, 6.5)

(6.0, 8.5)

(6.0, 7.5)

(4.5, 7.0)

(4.5, 8.0)

(4.0, 6.5)

Instability

6.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.5

6.5*

(5.5, 8.0)

(7.0, 9.0)

(5.0, 8.0)

(6.0, 8.0)

(5.0, 9.0)

(3.5, 7.0)

 

10w

15w

20w

25w

30w

 

Lysholm

Total

80.5**

85.0**

86.0**

86.5**

86.5**

 

(73.0, 83.5)

(81.5, 92.5

(84.0, 92.5)

(84.0, 92.5)

(85.5, 92.5)

 

Limping

5.0**

5.0**

5.0**

5.0**

5.0**

 

(4.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

 

Walker

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

 

(2.0, 5.0)

(3.5, 5.0)

(3.5, 5.0)

(3.5, 5.0)

(3.5, 5.0)

 

Swelling

8.0**

10.0**

10.0**

10.0**

10.0**

 

(6.0, 10.0)

(6.0, 10.0)

(8.0, 10.0)

(6.0, 10.0)

(8.0, 10.0)

 

Squatting

4.0*

4.0*

4.0

4.0

4.0

 

(3.0, 4.0)

(2.0, 4.0)

(4.0, 4.0)

(4.0, 4.0)

(4.0, 4.5)

 

Blockage

15.0

15.0*

15.0*

15.0*

15.0*

 

(12.5, 15.0)

(15.0, 15.0)

(15.0, 15.0)

(15.0, 15.0)

(15.0, 15.0)

 

Stairs

6.0

6.0*

6.0*

6.0*

6.0*

 

(4.0, 6.0)

(6.0, 6.0)

(6.0, 6.0)

(6.0, 6.0)

(6.0, 6.0)

 

Instability

22.5**

25.0**

25.0**

25.0**

25.0**

 

(17.5, 25.0)

(22.5, 25.0)

(22.5, 25.0)

(25.0, 25.0)

(25.0, 25.0)

 

Pain

20.0**

20.0**

20.0**

20.0**

20.0**

 

(17.5, 22.5)

(17.5, 25.0)

(17.5, 25.0)

(20.0, 25.0)

(20.0, 25.0)

 

KOOS

Symptoms

68

73*

71**

75**

77**

 

(59, 75)

(70, 77)

(68, 84)

(70, 88)

(71, 88)

 

Pain

64

64**

75**

78**

82**

 

(51, 78)

(54, 88)

(64, 78)

(64, 86)

(65, 92)

 

ADL

80**

85**

85**

84**

82**

 

(76, 84)

(74, 87)

(77, 88)

(74, 88)

(74, 92)

 

Sports/recreation

45

53*

50*

53*

55*

 

(25, 55)

(40, 58)

(40, 53)

(33, 63)

(43, 66)

 

QOL

41

50*

63**

50**

56**

 

(31, 59)

(31, 59)

(34, 72)

(31, 72)

(41, 72)

 

NRS

Walking

3.0

2.5*

2.5*

2.0**

2.0**

 

(2.0, 5.0)

(1.5, 4.0)

(2.0, 3.5)

(1.0, 3.0)

(1.0, 3.0)

 

Rest

1.0

1.0*

0.0**

0.5*

0.0*

 

(0.5, 1.5)

(0.0, 2.0)

(0.0, 1.0)

(0.0, 1.0)

(0.0, 1.0)

 

Initial motion

3.0

3.0*

2.5*

1.5*

2.5*

 

(1.5, 3.5)

(1.5, 3.0)

(1.0, 3.0)

(1.0, 3.5)

(0.5, 3.0)

 

Stair

3.5

5.5

3.0**

3.0**

3.0**

 

(2.5, 6.0)

(2.5, 6.0)

(3.0, 4.0)

(2.5, 4.5)

(2.0, 4.5)

 

Instability

6.0*

3.5**

3.0**

4.0**

3.5**

 

(3.5, 7.0)

(2.5, 6.0)

(3.0, 3.0)

(3.0, 5.5)

(2.0, 4.5)

 
  1. Data are shown as “median(1st quartile, 3rd quartile)”.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 with a value at time 0 (n = 8).