... articleSpectrocolorimetric assessment of cartilage plugs after autologous osteochondral grafting: correlations between color indices and histological findings in a rabbit modelKoji Hattori1,2, Kota ... Kota Uematsu2, Yohei Tanikake2, Takashi Habata2, Yasuhito Tanaka2, Hiroshi Yajima2 and Yoshinori Takakura21Department of DAIWA HOUSE Indoor Environmental Medicine, Nara Medical University, ... vivo assessment. IntroductionAlthough articular cartilage shows durability and the ability tomaintain itself, it has limited capacity for repair [1,2]. The repair cartilage that forms as a result of articular injury has...