Table 1 MOCART scores over time (w = weeks, m = months)
Item | Scoring | Follow-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 w | 6 m | 12 m | 24 m | 36 m | ||
Defect filling | Complete = 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Hypertrophy = 15 | ||||||
Filling >50% = 10 | ||||||
Filling <50% = 5 | ||||||
Bone exposed = 0 | ||||||
Integration with border zone | Complete = 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Split = 10 | ||||||
Integration >50% = 5 | ||||||
Integration <50% = 0 | ||||||
Surface of repair tissue | Intact = 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
>50% = 5 | ||||||
<50% = 0 | ||||||
Structure of repair tissue | Homogeneous = 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Nonhomogeneous = 0 | ||||||
Signal intensity for repair tissue | Normal = 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Nearly normal = 15 | ||||||
Subchondral lamina | Abnormal = 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Intact = 5 | ||||||
Non-intact = 0 | ||||||
Subchondral bone | Intact = 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Non-intact = 0 | ||||||
Adhesions | No = 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Yes = 0 | ||||||
Effusion | No = 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Yes = 0 | ||||||
Final score | 55 | 60 | 80 | 85 | 85 |