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Figure 10a.  The microfracture technique.  Closckwise from top.  A region of cartilage loss is cleared of loose, dead fragments.  Special instruments are used to perforate the bone to the marrow space beneath it.  The perforations (called “microfractures”) allow blood and healing cells in the bone marrow to fill the defect.
Figure 10a. The microfracture technique. Closckwise from top. A region of cartilage loss is cleared of loose, dead fragments. Special instruments are used to perforate the bone to the marrow space beneath it. The perforations (called “microfractures”) allow blood and healing cells in the bone marrow to fill the defect.

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