Figure 10

Sclerosis of the subarticular spongiosa at 6 month after surgery using μMRI at 9.4 T. Sclerosis of the subarticular spongiosa (# - area between dashed lines) was observed in 95% of the osteochondral samples after marrow stimulation. Asterisks (*) indicate the extent of the cartilage defect. Persisting drill holes ($). Subsequent coronal planes (a, b). SGE sequence, isotropic voxel size 120 μm3. Scale bar = 4 mm.