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Table 4 The pain and MOCART scores stratified by age

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

 

Age, y

 < 60

(n = 4)

60–65

(n = 24)

65–70

(n = 12)

 ≥ 70

(n = 3)

P value*

VAS

 Baseline

74.2 ± 5.1

80.1 ± 7.1

78.8 ± 6.4

78.8 ± 10.2

n.s

 1 month

37.8 ± 11.0

45.2 ± 8.8

43.1 ± 7.8

39.3 ± 2.5

n.s

 3 months

37.5 ± 13.0

45.8 ± 9.5

42.0 ± 7.1

37.0 ± 5.3

n.s

 6 months

34.0 ± 11.1

41.8 ± 8.6

–

39.0 ± 7.2

n.s

 12 months

34.4 ± 11.0

35.7 ± 4.8

36.1 ± 7.9

38.7 ± 15.5

n.s

MOCART

73.8 ± 10.3

73.3 ± 10.5

65.0 ± 9.5

65.0 ± 17.3

n.s

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation
  2. MOCART Magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue, VAS Visual analogue scale
  3. *Kruskal–Wallis test
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