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ChondroFiller12 Jun 2026

ChondroFiller for knee cartilage damage after a meniscus tear

ChondroFiller treats focal cartilage defects from meniscus tears by recruiting the patient's own progenitor cells to repair the damage. Delivered by ultrasound injection, clinical studies show functional improvements of roughly 30 IKDC points.

John Davies

OATS / Mosaicplasty12 Jun 2026

When ankle mosaicplasty outperforms microfracture

Microfracture produces fibrocartilage that degrades within two to three years, whereas OATS mosaicplasty delivers superior outcomes for ankle lesions beyond 150 mm² by restoring native hyaline cartilage.

John Davies

Ankle Conditions12 Jun 2026

Surgery or conservative care after Achilles rupture

A 2025 meta-analysis of 35,896 Achilles rupture cases found equivalent functional outcomes between surgery and conservative bracing at one year, despite surgery's lower re-rupture risk and higher rates of infection and nerve injury.

John Davies

ChondroFiller11 Jun 2026

ChondroFiller for TMJ Cartilage Damage

ChondroFiller is an injectable collagen scaffold that recruits the body's progenitor cells to regenerate cartilage; while it shows a strong safety record in the knee and ankle, clinical evidence in the temporomandibular joint remains absent.

John Davies

Knee Conditions11 Jun 2026

What anterior knee pain usually means

The knee pain that develops gradually during stairs, squats, or sitting—without a single injury moment—points to patellofemoral pain, a biomechanical problem of kneecap tracking and muscle imbalance. Scans can't show these drivers, so clinical assessment is...

John Davies

ACI / MACI / STACI11 Jun 2026

When ACI is the right knee cartilage repair option

ACI delays or prevents knee replacement by a decade or more in patients under 50 with focal cartilage defects but is unsuitable for widespread osteoarthritis or prior cartilage repair.

John Davies

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