Figure 8.
Implantation of self-organized scaffold for cartilage and subchondral bone tissue repair.
Notes: (A) Representative images: creation of the defect (2 mm in diameter and 2 mm deep) in the surface of the distal end of the femoral condyle using a drill. Implantation of the scaffold for osteochondral tissue repair. (B) Macroscopic images of the defect 4 and 8 weeks after implantation were compared between control and implanted groups.