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Table 11 The MOCART score stratified by the number of SVF cells

From: Cartilage lesion size and number of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells strongly influenced the SVF implantation outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Variables

Number of SVF cells

 < 7.0 × 107 (n = 12)

7.0 × 107–8.0 × 107

(n = 25)

 ≥ 8.0 × 107

(n = 6)

P value*

Degree of defect repair and filling of the defect

15.8 ± 4.2

19.0 ± 2.0

17.5 ± 2.7

0.016

Integration to border zone

7.1 ± 2.6

7.2 ± 2.5

10.8 ± 2.0

0.018

Surface of the repair tissue

1.7 ± 2.5

2.2 ± 2.9

5.8 ± 3.8

0.043

Structure of the repair tissue

5.0 ± 0.0

4.8 ± 1.0

5.0 ± 0.0

n.s

Signal intensity of the repair tissue

17.5 ± 5.8

22.2 ± 7.6

27.5 ± 6.1

0.025

Subchondral lamina

4.6 ± 1.4

5.0 ± 0.0

5.0 ± 0.0

n.s

Subchondral bone

5.0 ± 0.0

4.6 ± 1.4

5.0 ± 0.0

n.s

Adhesions

2.9 ± 2.6

3.6 ± 2.3

4.2 ± 2.0

n.s

Effusion

1.7 ± 2.5

1.6 ± 2.4

3.3 ± 2.6

n.s

Total

62.1 ± 9.4

71.2 ± 7.7

84.2 ± 12.4

0.001

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation
  2. MOCART Magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue, SVF Stromal vascular fraction
  3. *Kruskal–Wallis test