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Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) fragments, cartilage and blood from four patients were used for morphological and molecular analysis. Controls included articular cartilage and blood samples from healthy individuals. Light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed abnormalities in chondrocytes and extracellular matrix of cartilage from OCD patients. Abnormal type II collagen heterofibrils...