Results Patellofemoral cartilage thickness decreased −58 µm (95% CI −104 to –11 µm) over 5 years post-ACL rupture, with the greatest loss observed in trochlea during the first 2 years. Participants ...

MRI scan of the ankle joint was done next, which showed loss of cartilage over the talus bone that forms the ankle joint; it was causing the pain. These osteochondral defects can lead to joint ...

Smoking did not appear to be associated with cartilage defects or loss of volume in the control individuals; however, smoking increased the risk of knee cartilage defects and loss of volume before ...

The list of things Freeman has had to overcome in the past three months includes that rib cartilage fracture, the sprained ...

Study Design Case control study. Objectives To determine if chronic ankle instability (CAI) patients have lower proteoglycan density (PGD) in their talar cartilage compared to the uninjured controls.