Cartilage Regeneration Treatment in Chennai

Articular cartilage — the glassy white surface that lets a joint glide without friction — has no blood supply, and therefore almost no capacity to heal itself. A small focal defect in a thirty-year-old knee will not repair on its own, and left alone it enlarges, taking the surrounding cartilage with it.

Cartilage regeneration techniques exist to interrupt that trajectory. In a young patient with a discrete, well-contained defect — typically from a sports injury or a fragment of bone and cartilage that has broken away — biological repair can restore a working surface and postpone or prevent joint replacement altogether.

The critical distinction is between focal damage and generalised arthritis. These techniques work for a localised pothole in an otherwise good road. They do not work for a road that has worn out everywhere, and for that reason a careful assessment of the whole joint always comes first.

Suitable candidates typically have

• A single, well-defined cartilage defect rather than widespread arthritis
• Age generally under 50 with good bone quality
• Pain localised to one spot in the knee, often with catching or locking
• A known injury, osteochondral fragment, or osteochondritis dissecans
• A stable, well-aligned knee — or deformity that can be corrected at the same time
• Willingness to follow a protected weight-bearing protocol for several weeks

Techniques we use