Two to three full-thickness samples of healthy articular cartilage are necessary for culture, weighing 200 to 300 mg or about the volume of a pencil eraser. The biopsy specimen is then placed in ...

Background Intra-articular hip pathologies are thought to be associated with the development of hip and groin pain. A better understanding of the relationship between symptoms and imaging findings may ...

Articular cartilage erosion is a characteristic feature ... “Given that there was little effect of MMP-13 abrogation on joint pathology other than cartilage erosion in this model, we plan ...

Restoration of the diseased articular cartilage in patients with OA is, therefore, a challenge of considerable appeal to researchers and clinicians. Techniques that cause multipotent adult ...