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Results 1 - 10 of 107 for Cartilage
  1. Knee microfracture surgery 
    ... a common procedure used to repair damaged knee cartilage. Cartilage helps cushion and cover the area where bones ... small holes in the bone near the damaged cartilage. These are called microfractures. These holes connect to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007255.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Meniscus tears - aftercare 
    The meniscus is a c-shaped piece of cartilage in your knee joint. You have two in each knee. Meniscus cartilage is a tough but flexible tissue that acts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000684.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Meniscal allograft transplantation 
    ... surgery in which a meniscus -- a c-shaped cartilage in the knee -- is placed into your knee. ... and infection. Other surgeries, such as ligament or cartilage repairs, may be done at the time of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007209.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Cricoid cartilage (image) 
    ... area between the firmer and more prominent thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple) and the smaller cricoid cartilage, is the portion of the throat used to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8997.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Slipping rib syndrome 
    ... persists, surgery may be done to remove the cartilage and lower ribs, although it is not a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007765.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Perichondritis 
    ... infection of the skin and tissue surrounding the cartilage of the outer ear. ... Cartilage is the thick tissue that creates the shape of the nose and the outer ear. All ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001253.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Shoulder arthroscopy 
    ... area above the joint. These tissues include the cartilage, bones, tendons, and ligaments. Repairs any damaged tissues. ... them. A tear in a muscle, tendon, or cartilage is fixed. Any damaged tissue is removed. Your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007206.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Osteoarthritis 
    Cartilage is the firm, rubbery tissue that cushions your bones at the joints. It allows bones to ... one another when the joint moves. When the cartilage breaks down and wears away, the fragments of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000423.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Arthritis 
    ... the breakdown of structures of the joint, particularly cartilage. Normal cartilage protects a joint and allows it to move smoothly. Cartilage also absorbs shock when pressure is placed on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001243.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Knee arthroscopy 
    ... for these knee problems: Torn meniscus . Meniscus is cartilage that cushions the space between the bones in ... out of position (misalignment). Small pieces of broken cartilage in the knee joint. Removal of a Baker ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002972.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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