One Approach to Cartilage Replacement

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans undergo surgery to repair torn knee cartilage. "Repair" usually means shaving damaged cartilage. But some younger, healthier patients are trying cartilage replacement, a more experimental therapy. One replacement method involves growing new cartilage cells from those in the patient's body and transplanting them into the knee.

SOURCES: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Genzyme Corporation | GRAPHIC: By Brenna Maloney and Laura Stanton, The Washington Post - December 4, 2007

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