Scientists at Northwestern University have created an innovative bioactive substance capable of regenerating high-quality cartilage in knee joints ... as opposed to hyaline cartilage, which ...

The body is pretty good at repairing itself, but some parts of our anatomy struggle to bounce ... Over time, the translucent or 'hyaline' components of cartilage can become heavily degraded ...

Your knee contains articular cartilage, which lines your bones and allows you to move without pain or friction. Knee cartilage damage occurs when your articular cartilage chips or wears away. In ...

Amin and colleagues, therefore, investigated the effects of smoking on cartilage loss and knee pain in men with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Their 30 month study evaluated 159 men (mean age 68 years ...