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 ...

Cartilage grown from human nose cells has been used to repair serious KNEE injuries. Engineered cartilage from nasal septum cells helped treat "complex" damage to the articular cartilage which is ...

More information: Marcus Mumme et al, Clinical relevance of engineered cartilage maturation in a randomized multicenter trial for articular cartilage repair, Science Translational Medicine (2025 ...

I investigated the impact of exercise on knee joint articular cartilage. This aim was investigated in three different systematic reviews (SRs) of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in healthy animals ...

Knee injury accounts for 41% of all sports injuries. One fifth of them involve the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Other injuries include meniscus tears, posterior cruciate ligament tears, articular ...

Their 30 month study evaluated 159 men (mean age 68 years) with knee OA who ... because cartilage does not contain pain fibers. Smoking might directly affect other articular structures, or modify ...

Restoration of the diseased articular cartilage in patients with OA is ... Professor of Orthopedic Surgery who specializes in knee and hip surgery. He is also Head of the Division of Tissue ...

Novartis has terminated a phase 2 trial evaluating an investigational ADAMTS-5 inhibitor for patients with osteoarthritis ...