Cartilage

Vericel has received FDA approval to expand its MACI label to include MACI Arthro, an arthroscopic delivery of MACI to repair symptomatic knee cartilage defects, according to a company press release.

Use of cryopreserved human umbilical cord tissue, known as Wharton’s jelly, may be an alternative treatment for tissue regeneration in patients with hip cartilage defects and osteoarthritis, according to published results.

DENVER — In this video from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Seth L. Sherman, MD, discusses takeaways from his presentation on innovations in knee cartilage repair.

CT detection of intra-articular mineralization in knee cartilage, resulting from calcium crystal deposition, may predict MRI detection of worsening cartilage in the same area, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Aaron J. Krych, MD, reviewed the topics of discussion during the cartilage injuries session of Orthopedics Today Hawaii.

Published results showed bone marrow aspirate concentrate yielded positive clinical and functional outcomes for patients with osteochondral and cartilage lesions of the talus and acute Achilles tendon ruptures.

Published results showed long delays between two-stage cell-based cartilage restoration surgeries with either autologous chondrocyte implantation or matrix autologous chondrocyte implantation may put patients at risk for defect expansion.

Mechanical load plus a biomarker that reflects cartilage degradation may predict worsening cartilage thickness in knee osteoarthritis, according to a speaker at the 2021 OARSI World Congress.

Increasing rates of walking, standing or maximum-level activity is associated with reductions in cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.

CHICAGO — Revision metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis more significantly reduced pain in patients who had a failed index synthetic cartilage implant for the treatment of hallux rigidus, according to data presented here.