Damage to articular cartilage (cartilage covering the ends of bones where they meet in a joint) frequently occurs due to injury or illness, and can lead to degenerative disease. Treatments and ...

Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 A new therapy uses synthetic nanofibers to mimic the natural signalling ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cartilage defects in the knee are frequently encountered during arthroscopic procedures; however, there are ...

Many people have knee pain during some phase of their life. For children, it usually occurs during growth as the body is getting used to its new size. For teenagers and young adults, knee pain usually ...

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Overture Orthopaedics, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing surgeons with innovative joint preservation solutions in sports ...

Cartilage tissue engineering based on biomimetic scaffolds has become a rapidly developing strategy for repairing cartilage defects. In this study, a biphasic CAN-PAC hydrogel for osteochondral defect ...

Articular cartilage can be damaged by trauma or degraded by different forms of arthritis. Once damaged, cartilage is challenging to repair and currently impossible to fully regenerate. Advances ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A new treatment can bring relief for the most common cause of knee pain in young athletes: cartilage damage. Cartilage acts as a shock absorber, but repeated stress can wear ...

Humans have a salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints, a team of scientists has found. Salamanders are well-known for being able to regrow new limbs, but it turns out that a similar ...

Cell-based therapies could offer a way to treat cartilage injuries before the ultimate damage of osteoarthritis on articular cartilage, a new study suggests. Cartilage-derived chondrocytes can be used ...

Successful repair of knee cartilage relies on an ideal integration of surgical technique and supportive scaffolds promoting cartilage formation. Existing commercial scaffolds are often associated with ...

Nearly a quarter of Americans suffer from arthritis, most commonly due to the wear and tear of the cartilage that protects the joints. As we age, or get injured, we have no way to grow new cartilage.