This hyaline-like cartilage more closely recreates the ... in the treatment of focal full-thickness chondral defects of the knee will be included in this review.

The chondral defect is first debrided circumferentially back to a healthy rim of surrounding normal cartilage (Figures 1, 2). Any fibrous tissue or remaining damaged cartilage is removed from the ...

For these reasons Ding et al. used MRI, which can detect cartilage defects and volume changes, to assess the effect of smoking on knee cartilage. The authors also tested for any interaction ...

More than 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis, a wear-and-tear condition that occurs when cartilage withers away, ...

To test its effectiveness, researchers applied the material to cartilage defects in the stifle joints ... potentially prevent ...

They would remove healthy knee cartilage, grow cells from it in a lab ... is easier to use and can be simply cut to the size of the defect we are patching. The patient's own membrane might be ...

The procedure, which repaired a cartilage defect in Gutierrez's knee, is expected to keep the 29-year-old Chilean sidelined for 7-9 months. Gutierrez had been sidelined with the injury since early ...