In spite of the considerable achievements in the field of regenerative medicine in the past
several decades, osteochondral defect regeneration remains a challenging issue among …

Injuries to articular cartilage and menisci can lead to cartilage degeneration that ultimately
results in arthritis. Different forms of arthritis affect~ 50 million people in the USA alone, and it …

Chondral and osteochondral lesions due to injury or other pathology commonly result in the
development of osteoarthritis, eventually leading to progressive total joint destruction …

Regenerative medicine approaches based on decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM)
scaffolds and tissues are rapidly expanding. The rationale for using ECM as a natural …

Background: The surfaces of the bones in the knee are covered with articular cartilage, a
rubber-like substance that is very smooth, allowing frictionless movement in the joint and …

Hyaline articular cartilage lacks blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves and is characterised
by limited self‐repair ability following injury. Traditional techniques of articular cartilage …

Medical advances have led to a welcome increase in life expectancy. However,
accompanying longevity introduces new challenges: increases in age-related diseases and …

Objective The repair of cartilaginous lesions within synovial joints is still an unresolved and
weighty clinical problem. Although research activity in this area has been indefatigably …

Objective Since the first introduction of the MOCART (Magnetic Resonance Observation of
Cartilage Repair Tissue) score, significant progress has been made with regard to surgical …

Background: Articular cartilage injury is frequently encountered, yet treatment options
capable of providing durable cartilage repair are limited. Purpose: To investigate the …