Trypsin Pre‐Treatment Combined With Growth Factor Functionalized Self‐Assembling Peptide Hydrogel Improves Cartilage Repair in Rabbit Model

The objective of this study was to improve cartilage repair and integration using self‐assembling KLD hydrogel functionalized with platelet‐derived growth factor‐BB and heparin‐binding insulin‐like growth factor‐1 with associated enzymatic trypsin pre‐treatment of the native cartilage. Bilateral osteochondral defects were created at the central portion of the femoral trochlear groove of 48 skeletally mature, white New Zealand rabbits. One limb...