Many people suffer from arthritic degeneration of the cartilage of the femur.
This cadaver shows a full thickness defect in the trochlear groove and eburnated bone on the medial condyle. This gives another view of the severe damage on the medial condyle. Compare that to the pristine cartilage ofa healthy joint. Autologous osteochondral grafting is a surgery that has been suggested for treatment of focal defects due to arthritic changes or traumatic injury. A schematic of the procedure is shown here.