Donor’s site evaluation after restoration with autografts or synthetic plugs in rabbits

Figure 1 Group. A: Group A. The black arrow marks the junction between the host- on the right- and the transplanted cartilage on the left. The surface is irregular. No hyaline cartilage is produced. A foreign body reaction to the BGS is observed (HE, × 200); B: Group B. The black arrow marks the junction between the host- on the right- and the transplanted cartilage on the left. The surface is smooth. Hyaline cartilage is observed (HE, × 200); C: Control group. The black arrow marks the junction between the host- on the right- and the transplanted cartilage on the left. The surface is smooth but not even. The defect is repaired with fibrous tissue. No hyaline cartilage is observed (HE, × 200).