Advanced biologic repairs and robotic-assisted partial knee replacement offer alternatives to total knee surgery. Robotic assistance helps us tailor the procedure to the patient’s anatomy down to the ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model. Although it looks like a ...

Your knee contains articular cartilage, which lines your bones and allows you to move without pain or friction. Knee cartilage damage occurs when your articular cartilage chips or wears away. In ...

Cartilage coats the outside surface of your bones to allow the bones to glide smoothly at the point where they meet (the joint). It also provides cushioning to absorb shock and avoid joint injuries ...

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint diseases in the world, especially among older adults. It affects millions of ...

Leo Han, PhD, associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Drexel University, has been awarded an NSF research grant to further develop RibbonGel, a new material designed to improve ...

Alicia McHatton was in Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii’s big island, when she received the phone call that would change her life. It was April 2023, and for the previous eight months, McHatton, a neonatal ...