We have performed a comprehensive analysis of gene-expression profiles in human articular cartilage (hyaline cartilage) and meniscus (fibrocartilage) by means of a cDNA microarray consisting of 23,040 ...

Q. We keep reading about different athletes who have had microfracture surgery for their knee, some of whom have come back to play greatly and others have come back but continued to have knee problems ...

In the knee joint, articular cartilage and meniscus work synergistically to enable our daily activities such as walking, running and jumping. Although the importance of maintaining the health of both ...

The patient is usually discharged the following day on toe-touch weightbearing, and a continuous passive motion machine is used at home. The patient returns approximately 1 week postoperatively, ...

Rush University Medical Center is testing a new procedure for regenerating damaged articular cartilage in the knee joint to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis. Rush is the only center in Illinois ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex superficial fibers that leave the deep fibers intact can ...

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProChon Biotech, Ltd., an innovator of tissue regenerative technologies that are being developed to relieve pain and restore the mobility and quality of life for ...

The most common degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis is marked by the breakdown of articular cartilage, which is the type of cartilage that lines the ends of most limb bones. It can afflict any ...

Wrist arthrography is an invasive technique performed by a radiologist requiring the use of ionizing radiation. It allows evaluation of the integrity of the intercarpal and capsular wrist ligaments ...

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a way to regenerate, in mice and human tissue, the cushion of cartilage found in joints. Loss of this slippery and ...

(a–c) Intra-articular tissue remodeling of the intra-articular graft. (d–f) Graft–bone integration of the interface between graft and bone. (a, d) The early healing stage, which is mainly accompanied ...