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Cartilage shell harvesting from cadaveric knee joint. (A) The donor surface is prepared by removing the surrounding cartilage tissue to allow easier removal of the cartilage graft. (B) A curvilinear harvester device is used to peel the cartilage from the subchondral bone. (C) The donor surface after successful harvesting; full thickness cartilage is removed from the medial femoral condyle.
