The body is pretty good at repairing itself, but some parts of our anatomy struggle to bounce ... a slurry that was injected into cartilage defects in rear knee joints in sheep.

Gillogly SD, Newfield DM. Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. MedGenMed 2(2), 2000 [formerly published in Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports ...

location and condition of the cartilage defect. “Cartilage repair focuses on addressing the damaged surface of the knee joint, improving its natural cushioning and smoothness,” he said.

We exploit this speed to print at very small (~micron) scale and very soft (KPa to MPa) polymers that are used in regenerative medicine. We are currently printing implants for defects of knee ...

This study examined the anatomy of the knee extensor mechanism in patients ... included the mean Outerbridge grade for rating patellar cartilage degeneration and anatomic patterns of the extensor ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Engineered cartilage from nasal septum cells shows promise in treating complex knee injuries. Allowing these cartilage implants to mature for two weeks before ...

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 ...