in 1991, uses the patient’s own stem cells, cartilage, and bone to repair arthritic defects in the knee joint. Meanwhile, the microfracture technique makes holes in the bone to create bleeding which releases marrow cells into the defect in order to prompt the growth of cartilage. The study...
FIELD: veterinary science.;SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of veterinary medicine, in particular to a method for replacing bone-cartilage defects in joints in sheep. Method includes performing surgical access to the knee joint of the sheep, forming a defect in the loaded surface of the...
By the time people opt for hip or knee replacement, their joints have been damaged by trauma, osteoarthritis, or by a rheumatoid disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. In osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, the cartilage deteriorates to the point where the damage reaches the bone...