MRI scans showed that the more mature cartilage ... for treating wear-and-tear arthritis caused by the degeneration of knee cartilage. The procedure could prove an alternative to knee replacement ...

The only way to know for sure whether you have cartilage damage is to see a knee specialist. Our specialists use imaging tests such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or X-rays to diagnose cartilage ...

Amin and colleagues, therefore, investigated the effects of smoking on cartilage loss ... patients' smoking status and knee pain were recorded, and they underwent MRI of the most symptomatic ...