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Knee cartilage damage left untreated and when repair helps
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Miss Sophie Harris
12/8/2026
Knee cartilage damage left untreated and when repair helps
Cartilage lacks blood vessels, nerve fibres, and lymph channels, so repair cells cannot reach injuries and pain does not warn of damage, allowing lesions to expand silently until they become clinically serious.Cartilage lacks blood vessels, nerve fibres, and lymph channels, so repair cells cannot reach injuries and pain does not warn of damage, allowing lesions to expand silently until they become clinically serious.
The cost of leaving a knee cartilage defect untreated
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Miss Sophie Harris
23/7/2026
The cost of leaving a knee cartilage defect untreated
Knee cartilage defects do not heal because cartilage lacks blood supply; defects widen under load with each step, spreading damage to surrounding tissue and progressing towards osteoarthritis if untreated.Knee cartilage defects do not heal because cartilage lacks blood supply; defects widen under load with each step, spreading damage to surrounding tissue and progressing towards osteoarthritis if untreated.
Can chondroplasty or an unloader brace help
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Miss Sophie Harris
26/5/2026
Can chondroplasty or an unloader brace help
Chondroplasty trims and smooths damaged knee cartilage to ease catching and irritation, but it does not regrow cartilage; outcomes are best in isolated grade 2 to 3 lesions, not grade 4 disease. An unloader brace can reduce one-compartment load and pain when varus or valgus malalignment is driving symptoms, but…Chondroplasty trims and smooths damaged knee cartilage to ease catching and irritation, but it does not regrow cartilage; outcomes are best in isolated grade 2 to 3 lesions, not grade 4 disease. An unloader brace can reduce one-compartment load and pain when varus or valgus malalignment is driving symptoms, but it cannot correct alignment.
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