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Hyaluronic Acid26 May 2026

When hyaluronic acid knee injections still make sense

Hyaluronic acid knee injections are not a routine first choice for osteoarthritis; guidelines place them behind exercise, weight management and education, with use reserved for selected cases when symptoms persist. They may ease pain or function for a time,...

John Davies

ACI / MACI / STACI26 May 2026

Which knee surgery fits your diagnosis

Knee surgery decisions usually reduce to repair, realign or replace: MACI suits focal cartilage defects, HTO suits medial compartment osteoarthritis when preservation still makes sense, and partial knee replacement suits truly isolated inner-compartment wea...

John Davies

Cartilage Repair25 May 2026

Which surgery fits a focal knee cartilage defect

Large post-traumatic focal knee cartilage defects, often over 2–4 cm² and sometimes involving bone, are usually treated with fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation, provided alignment, stability and meniscal support are sound. Smaller contained lesio...

John Davies

MSK Tech24 May 2026

How newer MSK tools change early decisions

T2 mapping can show early cartilage matrix change before obvious thinning appears on MRI, while markerless motion analysis can reveal loading and compensation patterns that static scans miss. Used together, these tools help separate early tissue stress from...

John Davies

Arthrosamid24 May 2026

Is Arthrosamid available on the NHS

Arthrosamid is not a routine NHS treatment for knee osteoarthritis in 2025: NHS-linked research access has closed, and NICE recorded the treatment as “not selected” because the evidence was judged insufficient. Private providers do offer it, mainly for mild...

John Davies

ChondroFiller23 May 2026

Who may suit ChondroFiller for ankle cartilage lesions

ChondroFiller suits adults with a defined ankle cartilage or osteochondral lesion on MRI, usually after sprain, fracture or other trauma, when the joint is still worth preserving. It is aimed at focal defects with stable or correctable mechanics, not widesp...

John Davies

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