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    Interventional procedure overview of single-step scaffold insertion for repairing symptomatic chondral knee defects

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    Table 1 Abbreviations

    Abbreviation

    Definition

    ACI

    Autologous chondrocyte implantation

    ADL

    Activities of daily living

    AMIC

    Autologous matrix induced chondrogenesis

    CI

    Confidence interval

    ICRS

    International cartilage regeneration and joint preservation society

    IKDC

    International knee documentation committee

    IQR

    Interquartile range

    KOOS

    Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score

    mACI

    Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation

    MCID

    Minimal clinically important difference

    MD

    Mean difference

    MOCART

    Magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue

    OA

    Osteoarthritis

    OAT

    Osteochondral autograft transplantation

    OR

    Odds ratio

    RCT

    Randomised controlled trial

    SD

    Standard deviation

    SE

    Standard error

    SF-36

    36 item short form survey

    SMD

    Standardised mean difference

    VAS

    Visual analogue scale

    WOMAC

    Western Ontario and McMaster universities arthritis index