Soccer players and athletes in high-impact sports are frequently affected by knee injuries. Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament and menisci are frequently observed in soccer players and may increase the risk of developing an articular cartilage lesion. In high-level athletes, the overall prevalence of knee articular cartilage lesions has been reported to be 36% to 38%. The treatment for ...

BACKGROUND Partial-thickness articular-sided rotator cuff tears are a frequent source of shoulder pain. Despite conservative measures, some patients continue to be symptomatic and require surgical management. However, there is some controversy as to which surgical approach results in the best outcomes for grade 3 tears. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate repair integ...

INTRODUCTION: Over sixty million Americans currently suffer from diagnosed osteoarthritis (OA). Because articular cartilage has a limited capacity for self-renewal, the ultimate remedy for many patients with OA is a total joint replacement. As the population lives longer, more active lives, many patients will outlive their prostheses. Tissue engineering offers the promise of tissue regeneration...

conclusions both l-prp and l-prf could be used to effectively promote the healing of articular cartilage defects of the knee. results mean macroscopic scores of the treated defects were higher than the controls at all sampling times with significant differences (p < 0.05) observed between l-prf treated and control defects (10.13 vs. 8.37) and l-prp treated and control defects (10 vs. 8.5) at 4 ...

Articular cartilage injury and defect caused by trauma and chronic osteoarthritis vascularity are very common, while the repair of injured cartilage remains a great challenge due to its limited healing capacity. Stem cell-based tissue engineering provides a promising treatment option for injured articular cartilage because of the cells potential for multiple differentiations. However, its appli...

Articular cartilage defects are common and play a significant role in degenerative joint disease. Cartilage is unable to regenerate, secondary to an inherent lack of vascular supply, thus, various techniques have been described in an attempt to treat and potentially restore these defects. Treatment decisions should be based on appropriate evaluation and classification of the pathology. Only the...

BACKGROUND Full-thickness defects measuring 3 mm in diameter have been commonly used in studies of rabbits to evaluate new procedures designed to improve the quality of articular cartilage repair. These defects initially heal spontaneously. However, little information is available on the characteristics of repair of larger defects. The objective of the present study was to define the characteri...

OBJECTIVE Current medical practice for the treatment of articular cartilage lesions remains a clinical challenge due to the limited self-repair ability of articular cartilage. Both experimental and clinical researches show that moderate exercise can improve articular cartilage repair process. However, optimal timing of moderate exercise is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the effect of timing of m...

BACKGROUND Treatment of partial-thickness articular surface rotator cuff tears varies from simple débridement with or without an acromioplasty to various repair techniques. These repair techniques have included in situ transtendinous methods, as well as completion of the tear and repairing the full-thickness defect. The transtendinous techniques can be associated with stiffness and completing t...

This case report describes arthroscopic findings of the effect on articular distraction of ankle joint by means of external fixator for the patient with chondrolysis. Arthroscopy showed fibrocartilage tissue lying between the talus and tibia to protect damaged articular surfaces although apparent repair of surface cartilage failed to find.