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RECLAIM is a one-stage innovative procedure for hip and knee that enables tissue growth and restoration of cartilage in the patient's joint. Within one year, the defect is filled. DNA analysis has shown this to be patient-derived new cartilage tissue without donor DNA remaining.
Damaged cartilage can be treated through a technique called microfracture, in which tiny holes are drilled in the surface of a joint. The microfracture technique prompts the body to create new tissue in the joint, but the new tissue is not much like cartilage.
A procedure called joint distraction is being tested as a way to promote healing in patients who have bone-on-bone knee arthritis and are too young to be good candidates for total knee...
Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model.
Endochondral ossification involves the formation of cartilage tissue from aggregated mesenchymal cells, and the subsequent replacement of cartilage tissue by bone (Horton 1990). The process of endochondral ossification can be divided into five stages ( Figure 14.13 ).
Microfracture. One way to stimulate the growth of new cartilage is through microfracture. In this procedure, tiny holes are drilled in one or more bones in the knee joint to stimulate greater...
Osetochondral grafting is a cartilage regeneration procedure that replaces not only the cartilage but the underlying bone as well. It is often used when the cartilage is worn down to the bone. The healthy bone and cartilage used for the surgery (graft) can come from a donor (allograft) or from other areas of your body (autograft).
The goal of cartilage restoration procedures is to stimulate new cartilage growth or implant new cartilage in the damaged area — either hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage (a different and somewhat less durable form of cartilage).
A unique approach to repairing knee cartilage mixes donor mesenchymal stem cells from the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine stem cell bank with recycled autologous cells to quickly obtain enough cells to fill the patient's cartilage defect without operating twice.
Cartilage replacement seems like a logical solution for patients with knee arthritis and a worn-out joint. Learn who it is an effective treatment for.