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A randomized, prospective study found equivalent clinical outcomes for articular cartilage defects treated with either osteochondral plug grafts or autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI). ACI improvement took longer, and the histology revealed mainly fibrocartilage, calling into question any advantage to this technique.

Articular Cartilage Defects — Plug it or Cell it?