Medical textbooks describe three types of cartilage: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage. Hyaline cartilage helps bones slide smoothly over each other at the joints; elastic cartilage is very ...

Three types of cartilages: hyaline, fibrocartilage and elastic cartilage. Has a rich supply of blood via blood vessels. There are no blood vessels, hence no blood. Made of osteoblasts, osteoclasts ...

An awkward fall while running, skiing or playing sports can cause knee injuries that sideline players and increase t ...

Injuries to the articular cartilage in different joints, including the knee, are painful and limit mobility. Therefore, researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel are ...

“The scaffold serves as their ‘home base’, anchoring them at the damaged site, where they transform into cartilage-producing cells to restore hyaline-like cartilage that mimics the joint’s ...