Several collagen subtypes have been identified in hyaline articular cartilage. The main and
most abundant collagens are type II, IX and XI collagens. The minor and less abundant …

Cartilage defects in the knee are being diagnosed with increased frequency and are treated
with a variety of techniques. The aim of any cartilage repair procedure is to generate the …

Purpose Minced cartilage is a one-step, autologous procedure with promising short-term
results. The aim of the present study was to evaluate mid-term results in a patient cohort with …

Introduction Injuries to articular cartilage have a poor spontaneous repair potential and no
gold standard treatment exist. Particulated cartilage, both auto-and allograft, is a promising …

Articular cartilage has limited self-regeneration ability for lacking of blood vessels, nerves,
and lymph that makes it a great challenge to repair defects of the tissue and restore motor …

Articular cartilage lesions are identified with increasing frequency. Several cartilage repair
techniques are available to treat symptomatic cartilage defects. The ultimate goal of any …

The treatment of chondral and osteochondral defects is challenging. These types of lesions
are painful and progress to osteoarthritis over time. Tissue engineering offers tools to …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease in adults and has a current
prevalence of 12% in the population over 65 years old. This chronic disease causes …

Purpose: To report the clinical, functional, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based
outcomes of a novel autologous-made matrix consisting of hyaline cartilage chips combined …

It is a great challenge to cure symptomatic lesions and considerable defects of hyaline
cartilage due to its complex structure and poor self-repair capacity. If left untreated …