When Sir Martin John Evans published evidence of the first embryonic stem cell cultures in 1981, the research offered a glimmer of hope in the medical field. Many thought that these unspecialized ...

Injuries to the meniscus are among the most common knee injuries and they are the most common reason for surgery performed by orthopedic surgeons. The meniscus has well-established biomechanical ...

A new 3D printed customizable hydrogel performed well in preclinical trials with several different types of meniscal tears. Meniscus tears are common knee injuries that have long frustrated patients ...

A second-generation "all-inside" meniscal repair system provides a high success rate at long-term follow-up, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the ...

Medial and lateral menisci are crescent-shaped fibrocartilage structures that provide joint congruity, stabilization and lubrication and act as “shock absorbers” for joint preservation. During ...