The knee is the largest joint on the body and most prone to issues like injury. A puffy, stiff, or painful knee can limit ...

A torn meniscus, the cartilage in the knee, is a common sports injury, and unfortunately it doesn’t heal well. But researchers in Japan have now identified a hormone that helps repair the ...

The meniscus is a spongy and shock-absorbing-type cartilage in the knee. It is both functional and cushioning, as it protects and stabilizes the knee during simple activities. There are many ...

The meniscus is a rubbery, C-shaped piece of cartilage that cushions your knee. Each of your knees has two menisci (plural of meniscus); one on the inner (medial) part of the knee, and the other ...

Complex knee injuries are when multiple parts of the knee such as ligaments, meniscus, cartilage and bone, are damaged at the same time. It can sideline athletes for years, if not for life.

Tearing their meniscus-;a crescent-shaped piece of a soft cushion of cartilage located between the femur and tibia-;can be devastating for young athletes. It is easily damaged in people with ...

Articular and meniscal cartilage undergo considerable structural and chemical change with aging, and it has been shown that water content diminishes, 16–19 calcium content rises, 19 hexosamine ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An artificial meniscal implant helped maintain articular knee cartilage in patients with 2-year minimum follow-up vs. nonsurgical treatment and was linked with reduced pain ...

Unlike some other tissues in the human body, cartilage and meniscus have a negligible supply of blood, or none at all, and therefore won't regenerate on their own once damaged.

Medial meniscal damage significantly increased the likelihood of cartilage volume loss, cartilage thickness decrease, and denuded bone increase in both the medial tibial and the medial ...

This week we are going to discuss fibrocartilage, a very specific type of cartilage found in the body which is often damaged causing musculoskeletal dysfunction. Fibrocartilage is a specialized for… ...