Effect of Cultured Autologous Chondrocytes on Repair of Chondral Defects in a Canine Model*

Abstract
Articular cartilage has a limited capacity for repair. In recent clinical and animal experiments, investigators have attempted to elicit the repair of defects of articular cartilage by injecting cultured autologous chondrocytes under a periosteal flap (a layer of periosteum). The objective