Constructs that are at least partially constructed of allograft cancellous
bone are disclosed, along with cartilage particles that may be used with
the constructs for repairing articular cartilage defects. A multi-piece
construct includes a base member, a cap member and at least one pin that
secures the cap member to the base member. The base member may be
constructed of mineralized cancellous bone, and is used to replace the
subchondral bone removed when a surgeon cuts a bore in the area of an
adjacent cartilage defect. The base member includes a blind bore and
first and second through-going transverse bores in opposite sides of a
wall of the base member. The cap member includes an upper section that
has a thickness that is similar to that of a patient's surrounding
articular cartilage layer and a stem depending from the upper section
that is dimensioned to be received in and by the blind bore of the base
member. The stem includes a transverse through-going bore, which may be
aligned with the transverse through-going bores of the base member to
receive the pin therein when the construct has been assembled. The cap
member is at least partially formed of demineralized allograft cancellous
bone, into which a mixture containing lyophilized, freeze-milled
allograft cartilage particles may be infused for the repair of articular
cartilage defects. The cartilage particles have a size within a range of
from about 10 microns to about 210 microns.