Cartilage Injury

Cartilage Injury

Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue that is made up of chondrocytes and matrix components. Functions of cartilages To give support Withstand tension, torsion, and bending Three types: Hyaline cartilage Elastic cartilage Fibrous (Fibrocartilage) Etiology of injury Traumatic Degenerative See also: Osteochondritis dessicans Localized cartilage lesion due to the unexplained localized poor blood supply Most […]

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 Osteochondritis dissecans (Knee)

Osteochondritis dissecans (Knee)

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is the condition due to inadequate blood supply where the underneath portion of the joint becomes avascular. 80% of cases of lesion occur in the Lateral part of the medial femoral condyle, exactly where the patella makes contact with the knee in full flexion. In this area subchondral bone becomes avascular and […]

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 The stem cell in orthopedics

The stem cell in orthopedics

Stem cell engineering is used in many fields of medicine with useful outcomes and it has a vast utility in the field of orthopedics. Tissue engineering Multidisciplinary area aimed at the regeneration of tissue and restoration of function of organs by implantation of cells or tissue grown outside the body or stimulation of cells to […]

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