But that new cartilage tended to be fibrous rather than the native smooth stuff in knees called “hyaline” cartilage. It broke down quickly. Newer methods rely on gluing transplanted cartilage ...

Costal cartilage is a type of hyaline cartilage, or articular cartilage. It’s flexible but smooth, and it helps joints hold their shape so bones can move past each other. If you fall or sustain ...

Boise State University researchers have developed a new technique and platform to communicate with cells and help drive them ...

Elastic cartilage, fibrocartilage, and hyaline cartilage can all be damaged. For example, a slipped disk is a type of fibrocartilage damage, while a hard impact on the ear can cause elastic ...

Scientists at Northwestern University say they've invented a goo — yes, a goo — that could open the door to regenerating human knee cartilage, a finding that could eventually lead to new ...

A cartilage piercing is a type of body modification in which you have a decorative hole in one of the cartilage-filled parts of your body. A piercing of your nose or the stiff upper part of your ...