New research suggests injured joints may not be as permanent as once believed, opening fresh strategies to fight osteoarthritis.

THE nutrition of the chondrocytes of articular cartilage is derived in part at least from the synovial fluid, by diffusion through the matrix 1. Many workers have studied the permeability of cartilage ...

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis develops rapidly after joint injury, yet current treatments largely address symptoms rather ...

"Cartilage is a critical component in our joints," said Northwestern's Samuel I. Stupp, who led the study. "When cartilage becomes damaged or breaks down over time, it can have a great impact on ...

Two innovative new developments out of the same laboratory have demonstrated that degraded cartilage can be repaired and regrown, first by using "dancing molecules" to target the proteins needed for ...

Your hip cartilage is a smooth surface that cushions the ball and socket of the hip joint to keep your bones from rubbing against each other. A hip injury or trauma to the hip could wear down your ...

Injuries to the articular cartilage in different joints, including the knee, are painful and limit mobility. Therefore, researchers are developing cartilage implants using cells from the patient's ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed a cell-free bioactive material comprising a complex network of molecular components that work together as a scaffold to mimic cartilage’s natural ...