She told me to see orthopaedic surgeon David Johnson, who had performed pioneering surgery on her knee. Mr Johnson explained the original fall had caused a tear in the cartilage, the piece of ...

For example, G5+G6 cartilage defects in M+PF, L+PF, M, L, or PF associated with bone marrow edema, subchondral cyst, or partial/complete ligamentous tear in the knee fall under the indication for TKA.

It also presents a novel therapeutic approach for accelerating the healing of defective cartilage and promoting the regeneration of hyaline cartilage. The findings of the study have been published ...