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So far we have discussed non-operative at home cartilage solutions, the non-operative cartilage remedies you must get from a doctor and a surgical technique for small cartilage lesions called micro-fracture. 
As we discussed last time, micro-fracture has good outcomes for small cartilage holes, and doesn’t burn any bridges for future cartilage work, if needed, but fills in the defects with “scar cartilage” called fibro- cartilage.
The next cartilage “fix” is called OATS. No, we are... Read More

If you have been reading my blogs or you have read my profile, you know I love sports. Last week I wrote about the Celtics (what a great series winning game on Tuesday night), and today I want to talk about Tiger Woods.
Wow. What he did was incredibly impressive. Turns out he walked 25 miles of links and won his sudden death U.S. Open Championship with a double stress fracture, torn cartilage and a blown ACL in his left leg. Impressive. But smart?
Have you noticed the pop at the end of W... Read More

Here's the third installment in my series on treatments for cartiage issues in Masters athletes. In this installment, I explore "microfracture." 

Well Masters athletes, when conservative measures do not relieve the pain and swelling of damaged knee cartilage, there are several techniques for cartilage repair. The important factor to remember, however, is that cartilage is inherently avascular (it has basically no blood supply), and blood is vital for repair of any tissue. When i... Read More

This is the second installment in a multi-part series on cartilage...

A little help from your doctor
When you have been treating your knee or hip pain yourself and getting no relief, it is time to seek medical care. You must be careful, however, that your sports doc understands that you are a Masters athlete and does not simply tell you to act your age. Many docs are as behind in their expectations of aging athletes as those people you meet who think you are crazy for pushing yourself... Read More

This is the first installment in a series of blogs about cartilage. If any of you road warriors were looking for an Orthopod around town early this month you may have been out of luck. Many of us were playing hooky and attending our annual meeting in San Francisco. This annual event is a time for old friends, peers and even rivals to come together and share the latest advances in musculoskeletal research. The next several blogs will cover a hot topic at this meeting -- cartilage care.
Aging... Read More