articular replacement
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Articular cartilage repair — The aim of an articular cartilage repair treatment is to restore the surface of an articular joint s hyaline cartilage. Over the last decades, surgeons and researchers have been working hard to elaborate surgical cartilage repair interventions.… … Wikipedia
Knee cartilage replacement therapy — Articular cartilage, most notably that which is found in the knee joint, is generally characterized by very low friction, high wear resistance, and poor regenerative qualities. It is responsible for much of the compressive resistance and load… … Wikipedia
Knee replacement — Knee replacement, or knee arthroplasty, is a common surgical procedure most often performed to relieve the pain and disability from degenerative arthritis, most commonly osteoarthritis, but other arthritides as well. [ cite… … Wikipedia
Meniscal cartilage replacement therapy — The meniscus is a C shaped piece of fibrocartilage located at the peripheral aspect of the knee joint that offers lubrication and nutrition to the joint. Each knee has two menisci, medial and lateral, whose purpose is to provide space between the … Wikipedia
TARA — total articular replacement arthroplasty; tumor associated rejection antigen … Medical dictionary
TARA — • total articular replacement arthroplasty; • tumor associated rejection antigen … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Microfracture surgery — Left knee joint from behind, showing interior ligaments. (Lateral meniscus and medial meniscus are cartilage.) Microfracture surgery is one of the articular cartilage repair surgical techniques that works by creating tiny fractures in the… … Wikipedia
Osteochondritis dissecans — For other uses, see OCD (disambiguation). Osteochondritis dissecans Classification and external resources A large flap lesion in the femur head typical of late stage Osteochondritis dissecans. In this case … Wikipedia
Autologous chondrocyte implantation — (ACI, ATC code M09AX02) is a biomedical treatment that repairs damages in articular cartilage. ACI provides pain relief while at the same time slowing down the progression or considerably delaying partial or total joint replacement (knee… … Wikipedia
Dysbaric osteonecrosis — is a form of avascular necrosis where the death of a portion of the bone that is thought to be caused by nitrogen embolization (blockage of the blood vessels by a bubble of nitrogen coming out of solution) in diverscite book |title=Bennett and… … Wikipedia
