The only time I had real pain was when I pushed my bad leg against the end of the bed by mistake. I didn't have scans before surgery, but afterwards Mr Johnson showed me pictures of my cartilage.

Cartilage is a semi-rigid, avascular connective tissue composed of chondrocytes loosely embedded in an extracellular matrix of collagen fibres, proteoglycans and other, noncollagenous proteins ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have created an innovative bioactive substance capable of regenerating high-quality ...

A new technique known as in vitro knee cartilage transplantation could dramatically cut down on the 40,000 patients undergoing NHS knee replacement operations each year. The pioneering two-stage ...

Tottenham Hotspur Women have completed the signing of talented Spanish midfielder Maite Oroz from Real Madrid just ahead of ...

New techniques include a pellet made of coral and a hydrogel that can be pressed around the bone to help eliminate pain. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...

Vericel Corp.’s Maci for repairing cartilage defects in the knee has been approved by the U.S. FDA via a supplemental biologics license application. Using a patient’s own cells cultured on a porcine ...

While longer lobes may give you the impression your ears have grown, Marcus explained that it’s just a trick of the eye.

“Subchondral bone” is bone that sits underneath cartilage in a joint. Subchondral bone is found in large joints like the knees and hips, as well as in small joints like those of the hands and ...

The groans of pain as we get up from the sofa or the sound of crunching cartilage when taking the stairs are all too familiar ...

People delay seeking help for knee pain, assuming it's an unavoidable part of ageing. But Arthrosamid® offers patients a new ...