The body is pretty good at repairing itself, but some parts of our anatomy struggle to bounce back after an injury. One such material is cartilage – the spongy yet firm connective tissue that keeps ...

Osteoarthritis is one of the most expensive and disabling conditions in modern medicine, driving joint replacements and ...

Researchers have been working on taking cartilage cells from the nose and developing it into tissue that can be implanted elsewhere. After success in animals, two people received this treatment using ...

Cartilage coats the outside surface of your bones to allow the bones to glide smoothly at the point where they meet (the joint). It also provides cushioning to absorb shock and avoid joint injuries ...

One of the challenges of treating patients with knee injuries is that once knee cartilage is damaged, it’s damaged for good. This cartilage, which is crucial to smooth and painless mobility in the ...

So cartilage replacement is not as easy as it sounds on paper. We have a lot of different technologies that we try to regrow cartilage and keep our patients active for longer. So if you think of a ...

Swiss surgeons have successfully used nose cells to repair damaged knee joints, according to a study released Thursday by the journal The Lancet. "The treatment is safe and feasible," study co-author ...

Your knee contains articular cartilage, which lines your bones and allows you to move without pain or friction. Knee cartilage damage occurs when your articular cartilage chips or wears away. In ...