Donor’s site evaluation after restoration with autografts or synthetic plugs in rabbits

Table 1 Mean international cartilage repair society scores per category and standard deviation of all groups

	BGS group	OA group	Control group
Surface (0,3)	1.2 ± 1.55	1.5 ± 1.58	0.9 ± 1.45
Matrix (0-3)	1.6 ± 1.35	3	0.7 ± 0.67
Cell distribution (0-3)	0.7 ± 0.82	2	0.1 ± 0.32
Cell viability (0,1,3)	3	3	2.6 ± 0.84
Subchondral bone (0-3)	1.4 ± 0.84	2	0.9 ± 1.19
Cartilage mineralization (0,3)	1.2 ± 1.55	3	0.6 ± 1.26

The mean scores are presented in bolt letters, while the standard deviation in simple ones. BGS: Biosynthetic graft substitute. OA: Osteochondral autograft.