- Discussion:
- fibrocartilage is composed of bundles of thick clearly defined collagen fibers, along w/ intervening unicellular islands of cartilage arranged in small chains;
- it has a low content of
glycosaminoglycans (2% of dry weight).
- cartilaginous matrix is small and is noticed only around each chondrocyte;
- collagenous fibers are usually arrayed parallel to tension on tissue;
- it is found in symphyseal joints, intervertebral discs & in articular discs;
- amount of fibrocartilage increases with age as hyaline cartilage transforms into fibrocartilage;
- fibrocartilage does not have a surrounding perichondrium;
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The potential for regeneration of articular cartilage in defects created by chondral shaving and subchondral abrasion. An experimental investigation in rabbits.
Fibrocartilage.
