A Surgical Procedure for a Repair of a Chondral Defect

question 6

Multiple Choice

A surgical procedure for a repair of a chondral defect of the medial femoral condyle involves the following: harvesting multiple plugs of intact articular cartilage along with some subchondral bone of the patient's own tissue from a donor site (typically a nonweight-bearing portion of the joint surface) and implanting the plugs (using a press fit) into the site forming a bone-to-bone graft.This procedure is called:

• A)Autologous chondrocyte implantation.
• B)Mosaicplasty.
• C)Microfracture.
• D)Débridement and lavage.

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Definitions:

Zona Pellucida

A glycoprotein layer surrounding the plasma membrane of mammalian oocytes, crucial for fertilization.

Corona Radiata

A layer of cells that surround the oocyte, both in the ovarian follicle and after ovulation, playing a crucial role in fertilization.

Fertilization

The process involving the fusion of a sperm and an egg cell, leading to the formation of a zygote and initiating embryonic development.

Fertilization

The process of combining male and female gametes, leading to the formation of a zygote and the beginning of embryonic development.