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Table 1 A modified Wayne’s grading scale scoring system for gross appearance

From: The repair of full-thickness articular cartilage defect using intra-articular administration of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine in the rabbit knee: randomized controlled trial

Macroscopic appearance

Points

Coverage

 >75 % fill

4

 50–75 % fill

3

 25–50 % fill

2

 <25 % fill

1

 0 % fill

0

Tissue color

 Normal/whitish

4

 >25 % yellow/reddish

3

 >50 % yellow/reddish

2

 >75 % yellow/reddish

1

 100 % yellow/reddish

0

Surface

 

 Normal, smooth

4

 Smooth but raised

3

 25–50 % irregularity/fibrillation

2

 50–75 % irregularity/fibrillation

1

 >75 % irregularity/fibrillation

0

Total

12