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Knee Cartilage Regeneration

Courtesy: Prof Paul Lee FRCSOrth, London What is Articular Cartilage? • It is the smooth, white tissue that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints • It is a hyaline cartilage and is almost 1- 5mm thick • Ability to withstand good amount of pressure • It is composed of […]

ACL Ganglion Cyst, Meniscal Cyst, Baker cyst

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Visit Dr Hitesh Gopalan

Cartilage Injuries and Healing

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Layers and Composition of Cartilage

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Layers of Articular Cartilage The articular cartilage is avascular, meaning that it does not have a blood supply and does not have nerves. It is a shock absorbing structure. Bone is made first, so bone contains collagen Type I. Cartilage is made after the bone, […]

Meniscal Allograft Transplantation

Courtesy: Alberto Grassi MD, Associate Professor, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

Current Applications of Growth Factors in Knee Arthritis and Cartilage Repair

Courtesy: Sarav Shah MD, Consultant Shoulder Surgeon, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachussets, USA

Cartilage repair for the Knee Joint

Courtesy: Christopher McCrum, Assistant Professor, UT SouthWestern, Dallas, Texas, USA

Osteochondritis Dissecans Of The Knee

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Cartilage Repair of Foot and Ankle

Courtesy: Francesca Vannini, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

Matrix Encapsulated Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

Courtesy: By Dr Enrique Villalobos Cordova, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico city, Mexico

Predictive Factors in Treating Chondral Defects of the Knee

Courtesy: Dr Scott D. Gillogly, MD, FACS, Aspetar

Approach to Chondral Lesions of the Knee

Courtesy: Deepak Goyal, Ashok Shyam, IORG, OrthoTV

Diagnosis and Treatment of Cartilage Lesions

Courtesy: Deepak Goyal, Ashok Shyam, IORG, OrthoTV

All Inside Meniscal Repair

Courtesy: Duncan Muefells, Netherlands, Smith-Nephew and Mojo Productions

Meniscal Root Tears could be a silent Epidemic

Courtesy: Robert laPrade, Complex Knee Surgeon, Steadman Philippon Research Insitute, Vail, Colarado, USA Root tears have been described as a silent epidemic. They are not as rare as they were once thought to be. These tears are often missed on an MRI and arthroscopic diagnostics. Theses tears can lead to rapid development for knee osteoarthritis. […]

Lateral Meniscus Injury

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Meniscal Injury and Knee pain

? Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Knee pain – examination of meniscus Meniscus is a fibrocartilage structure that carries type 1 collagen. Meniscus is triangular shaped in cross section LATERAL MENISCUS: circular, covers 70% of lateral tibial plateau. More mobile than the medial meniscus. MEDIAL MENISCUS: C-shaped, covers 50% of […]