Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the ...

Cartilage is a semi-rigid, avascular connective tissue composed of chondrocytes loosely embedded in an extracellular matrix of collagen fibres, proteoglycans and other, noncollagenous proteins ...

MSCs recombinantly modified by means of gene transduction are selected and expanded ex vivo then (3) seeded into a matrix implanted into cartilage defects or (4) injected directly into the joint ...

Medical textbooks describe three types of cartilage: hyaline ... provided strong evidence of the tissue's existence but that they aren't sure lipocartilage merits its own classification.

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...