Cartilage
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Biologics
Orthobiologics: A New Era for Articular Cartilage Surgery?
Bert R. Mandelbaum, MD, DHL (Hon) Osteochondral Autograft and Particulate Autograft Another approach to repairing smaller cartilage defects is osteochondral…
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Biologics
Swedish Researchers Successfully Make 3D Printed Scaffolding for Cartilage Regrowth in Humans
by Bridget Butler Millsaps Most of us learn about cartilage in early science classes—a source of mild fascination, these are…
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Extremities
FDA ORTHO PANEL TO VOTE ON CARTIVA SYNTHETIC CARTILAGE IMPLANT
Walter Eisner The FDA’s Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel will meet on April 20, 2016 to discuss, make recommendations, and…
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Biologics
AlloSource’s New Cartilage Repair Product, ProChondrix, Receives Patent
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AlloSource®, one of the nation’s largest providers of cartilage, cellular, bone, skin and soft-tissue allografts for…
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Extremities
VENUS Clinical Trial for Persistent Knee Pain Now Underway in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Active Implants, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced that the company’s VENUS (Verification of the Effectiveness…
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Extremities
Chondroitin sulfate superior to celecoxib for cartilage loss reduction in patients with knee OA
SAN FRANCISCO ─ Chondroitin sulfate is superior to celecoxib in the reduction of long-term progression of structural changes in knee…
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Extremities
Geneva surgeon pioneers new procedure for knee injuries
By Brenda Schory GENEVA – For the past 20 to 30 years, when a young person experienced a knee injury, the treatment…
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Recon
Should Younger Patients Ever Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
By Christin Melton The Treatment of Choice for Younger Patients Jack M. Bert, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Minnesota Bone…
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Sports Medicine
Meniscal surgery may increase risk of osteoarthritis, cartilage loss
A popular surgery to repair meniscal tears may increase the risk of osteoarthritis and cartilage loss in some patients, according…
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Extremities
Cartiva Announces Completion of Multicenter Trial of Synthetic Cartilage Implant for Osteoarthritis in the Great Toe
ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cartiva, Inc., a developer of innovative solutions for the treatment of cartilage damage and osteoarthritis, announced today that…
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Extremities
CARTILAGE GUILTY OF CAUSING INFLAMMATION
Biloine W. Young • Tue, September 30th, 2014 Cartilage is to blame after all. Once believed to be an innocent…
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Sports Medicine
Making Engineered Cartilage Stronger
Lab-grown tissues could one day provide new treatments for injuries and damage to the joints, including articular cartilage, tendons and…
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Sports Medicine
‘Not medically necessary’: Follow practical considerations for patellofemoral cartilage restoration
By: Jack Farr Previous Patellofemoral Update blogs have detailed the options and rationale for cartilage restoration in the patellofemoral compartment.…
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Recon
From nose to knee: engineered cartilage regenerates joints
Human articular cartilage defects can be treated with nasal septum cells. Researchers at the University and the University Hospital of…
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Sports Medicine
Stem Cell Treatment: Out from the Shadows, Onto the Cutting Edge
He’s 28. He has five 1,000-yard NFL rushing seasons to his name, one 2,000-yarder and a burning desire to prove…
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