This type of loose body is particularly problematic in that it not only leaves a loose piece floating within the knee but also a piece of articular surface which is incomplete. Surgeons can fix ...

Your knee contains articular cartilage, which lines your bones and allows ... Your orthopedic surgeon will make tiny holes (microfractures) in the surface of your knee joint and the bone beneath your ...

An MRI demonstrates a mid-substance tear, but no injury to the meniscus or articular surface. He has full range ... without recurrent giving way of their knee, 13 could not return to play due ...

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis ... patella and a ...

His surgically-repaired left knee had continued ... Dr. Ochiai said. Articular cartilage is a type of connective tissue that provides a smooth, low-friction surface. Dr. Ochiai compared it to ...

The ex vivo cartilage defect model was prepared from cartilage harvested from the KRS patients’ excised knee joints ... pellets had a smooth and white surface, showing no signs of blood vessel ...