{"id":2431,"date":"2021-07-27T12:35:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T10:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/cartilage\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:35:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:35:35","slug":"cartilage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/cartilage\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartilage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2431\" class=\"elementor elementor-2431 elementor-232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54d55096 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54d55096\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd8b586\" data-id=\"2fd8b586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbcf754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cbcf754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cartilage damage in the knee | knee arthrosis (gonarthrosis)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d0c2c09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d0c2c09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7848fcb\" data-id=\"7848fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9baa672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9baa672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/knee-specialist-vienna\/\">Treatment from the knee specialist from Vienna<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e922bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e922bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Osteoarthritis of the knee is a <b>degenerative disease of the knee joint<\/b> that often leads to pain and limited mobility. The condition is often the result of years of wear and tear on the joint, an injury or another condition such as rheumatoid arthritis. Cartilage damage in the knee is a common result of this wear and tear. The pain is caused by the <b>grinding together of bone surfaces <\/b>that are no longer protected by cartilage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/about-me\/\">Dr. Martin Gruber<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/knee-specialist-vienna\/\">knee specialist in Vienna<\/a> and specializes in the treatment of osteoarthritis and cartilage damage in the knee, and thus also in the treatment of knee pain. Treatments can help <strong>relieve symptoms<\/strong>, <strong>slow disease progression<\/strong>, prevent further <strong>complications<\/strong> and improve your <strong>quality of life<\/strong> with knee cartilage damage. Learn more about this clinical picture, its causes and possible forms of therapy below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b9d74 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"09b9d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e3e20e\" data-id=\"3e3e20e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc37eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dc37eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-2-1024x499.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3226\" alt=\"Frau leidet unter Schmerzen im Knie, Verletzung durch Training und Osteo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-2-1024x499.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-2-300x146.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-2-768x374.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-2-1536x749.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-2-2048x999.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aa8935c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aa8935c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acbedbb\" data-id=\"acbedbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5d43e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e5d43e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is cartilage?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15afbe19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15afbe19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Articular cartilage is the <b>cartilage tissue<\/b> that covers the articular surfaces of all true joints. Hyaline cartilage is firmly attached to the underlying bone and is the <b>gliding surface<\/b> that makes painless and frictionless movement in a joint possible in the first place. The cartilage layer is very elastic to pressure and distributes the pressure in the joint as evenly as possible like a shock absorber.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-523b4030\" data-id=\"523b4030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469410ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"469410ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3224\" alt=\"3d gerenderte, medizinisch korrekte Abbildung des Knorpels im Knie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36608d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36608d02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fa64d58\" data-id=\"6fa64d58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5507376f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5507376f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does cartilage damage occur in the knee?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e325d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e325d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Cartilage damage in the knee can occur <b>acutely <\/b>as a result of an accident, but also as a result of <b>chronic <\/b>misuse or overuse, as well as inflammation and circulatory disorders.<\/p>\n<p>In acute, traumatologically induced cartilage injuries, the sudden pressure and shear forces cause localized cartilage damage, usually in the main loading zone. Possible causes of chronic cartilage damage include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/leg-axis-correction\/\">malalignment of the leg axis<\/a> (knock knees or bow legs), obesity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/meniscus\/\">meniscus damage<\/a>, or instability in the knee joint. As a result of incorrect or excessive loading, the cartilage loses elasticity and thus its &#8220;shock absorption&#8221; and, as it progresses, increasingly loses its substance and function.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d9716c1 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d9716c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5945480b\" data-id=\"5945480b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b7f763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18b7f763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-3-768x963.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3228\" alt=\"R\u00f6ntgenbild eines Knies mit Chondromalazie, Vorderansicht\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-3-768x963.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-3-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-3-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-3-1225x1536.jpg 1225w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-3-1633x2048.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-3-scaled.jpg 2042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-380a40f4\" data-id=\"380a40f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62662c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62662c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prerequisites for the insertion of a knee prosthesis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788cbcc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"788cbcc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Cartilage damage is classified according to the <strong>severity of the cartilage injury<\/strong> or degeneration. The newer, somewhat differentiated classification according to ICRS (International Cartilage Research Society) subdivides:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d4c714 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"72d4c714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> <b>Grade 0:<\/b> Normal findings with smooth, stable cartilage, no discernible defects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Grade 1:<\/b> cartilage softening with intact surface and\/or superficial cracks or fissures in the cartilage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Grade 2:<\/b> Tears with a depth &lt; 50% of the total cartilage thickness (abnormal cartilage).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Grade 3: <\/b>cartilage defects with a depth &gt; 50% of the total cartilage thickness, i.e. possibly reaching the bone layer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Grade 4: <\/b>complete cartilage lesion, i.e. the bone under the cartilage is exposed (\"cartilage baldness\")<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a895cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a895cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2584a75f\" data-id=\"2584a75f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff9897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ff9897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the procedure for artificial knee joint surgery? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a60128e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a60128e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">If the cartilage is injured or worn, it is often recognized by a <b>crunching, creaking or cracking sound in the joint<\/b>; pain and chronic inflammation are the result of insulted cartilage. However, unlike bone, articular cartilage itself has neither a blood nor a nerve supply. For this reason, the pain does not originate from the cartilage itself, but from the underlying bone and joint capsule.<\/p>\n<p>The pain often occurs when walking down stairs or hills, as well as after exertion; a start-up pain when standing up after prolonged sitting is also typical. The degree of discomfort depends on the <b>size <\/b>and <b>depth of the defect<\/b>, as well as its <b>localization<\/b>. Chronic cartilage damage often leads to pain on start-up, strain and inflammation. In addition, patients report swollen knees and <b>limited mobility<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Acute injuries with cartilage damage result in sudden discomfort and joint swelling. Pieces of cartilage that can become completely detached during an injury can lead to a <b>blockage in the knee joint<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-244b0fc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"244b0fc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bb9c867\" data-id=\"3bb9c867\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617e189e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"617e189e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-4-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3236\" alt=\"\u00c4lterer Mann mit Knieschmerzen, der zu Hause auf dem Sofa sitzt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-4-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-4-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-4-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69a72679 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69a72679\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ecd387\" data-id=\"17ecd387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ebe68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ebe68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the risks and side effects of knee replacement? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f217a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f217a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A precise <strong>survey of the pain symptoms<\/strong>, as well as a <strong>thorough clinical examination<\/strong>, can provide initial indications of possible cartilage damage in the knee joint. An <b>X-ray examination of <\/b>the affected knee is mainly used to exclude a bony injury, but may already indicate advanced cartilage damage or arthrosis if there are radiological signs of wear.<\/p>\n<p>The diagnosis of cartilage damage is confirmed by <b>magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)<\/b>, which can be used to determine the size and depth as well as the exact location of the cartilage damage. In addition, an X-ray examination of the leg axis should be performed if a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/leg-axis-correction\/\">malposition<\/a> (knock knees or bow legs) is suspected, as this can often be the cause of the cartilage damage. In the case of cartilage damage to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/patella\/\">kneecap<\/a>, instability of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/patella\/\">kneecap<\/a> should also be investigated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23e40b84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23e40b84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-498551b4\" data-id=\"498551b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49970b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b49970b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do I have to take into account after the operation of an artificial knee joint? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f851934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f851934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Depending on the depth, size and location of the cartilage damage, there are different treatment methods. Superficial and smaller cartilage defects can sometimes be treated conservatively<b>(physiotherapy<\/b>, <b>infiltrations <\/b>, or <b>medicinal pain therapy<\/b>); large and deep damage should be repaired surgically.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dddd5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dddd5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-125527e\" data-id=\"125527e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a4c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96a4c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservative therapy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4d394 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a4d394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In addition to the aforementioned physiotherapy and medicinal pain therapy, <b>nutritional supplements<\/b> containing ingredients of articular cartilage and, above all, <b>infiltrations using hyaluronic acid<\/b> can help to prevent further wear and tear as well as a progression of the cartilage damage. The infiltrations allow the cartilage to store more hyaluronic acid and the synovial fluid to better perform its function as synovial fluid. Various preparations are available for this purpose.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-579ff6c\" data-id=\"579ff6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18296e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18296e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-5-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3238\" alt=\"Ein asiatischer Arzt injiziert einer \u00e4lteren Frau pl\u00e4ttchenreiches Hyalurons\u00e4ureplasma in das Knie, damit sie wieder schmerzfrei gehen kann.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-5-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30d80c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30d80c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fff2e33\" data-id=\"fff2e33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7576bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7576bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cartilage smoothing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a39f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a39f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This procedure is often performed carelessly, because a positive effect is not scientifically proven. Cartilage smoothing should therefore not be performed as a stand-alone procedure. In this procedure, frayed and lifted cartilage is removed during arthroscopy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fe1ef4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fe1ef4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4ccb77\" data-id=\"b4ccb77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b539cb0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b539cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr_Martin_Gruber_OP_012_RSC31125-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3242\" alt=\"Dr. Martin Gruber w\u00e4hrend einer Operation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr_Martin_Gruber_OP_012_RSC31125-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr_Martin_Gruber_OP_012_RSC31125-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr_Martin_Gruber_OP_012_RSC31125-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr_Martin_Gruber_OP_012_RSC31125-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr_Martin_Gruber_OP_012_RSC31125-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr_Martin_Gruber_OP_012_RSC31125.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fb6c3b\" data-id=\"1fb6c3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbc67f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bbc67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microfracturing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8444442 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8444442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">At the site of the injury, the cartilage is cleanly removed and the now exposed bone is finely punctured with small holes. In this way, stem cells from the bone marrow enter the exposed area and recreate a tissue very similar to cartilage. However, this surgery does not work for injuries that are too large and requires intact bone beneath the cartilage defect. The decisive factor is the <b>follow-up treatment<\/b>: relief with crutches and physiotherapy for at least six weeks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6c1d2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6c1d2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf272e3\" data-id=\"bf272e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae4d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ae4d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OATS (Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation or Cartilage Bone Grafting).<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d549d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d549d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In this procedure, a cartilage-bone cylinder is harvested from an area of the cartilage that is not under stress and inserted into the injured or worn area. The removed broken part is reinserted at the removal site &#8211; so the cylinders are simply swapped and the cartilage is restored to full function where it needs to be able to bear weight. In contrast to microfracturing, this method can be used to treat deep defects that extend into the bone, but limitations include the availability of bone-cartilage cylinders, as well as the potential pain that can occur at the harvest site. When several cylinders are used, it is called a <b>mosaicplasty<\/b>, which is particularly suitable for the treatment of <b>Ahlb\u00e4ck&#8217;s disease<\/b> (aseptic bone necrosis), but also for OCD (osteochondrosis dissecans).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7805b69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7805b69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-576d719\" data-id=\"576d719\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04d671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a04d671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACT and MACHT (cartilage cell transplantation)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f343340 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f343340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Cartilage cells are removed and cultivated in the laboratory until sufficient new &#8220;endogenous&#8221; cartilage tissue has grown back. The method is particularly suitable for large, well-limited cartilage damage. This is then reinserted into the knee. The problem with this is that it requires <b>two surgeries on the knee<\/b>, one procedure to remove tiny pieces of cartilage from an unstressed area of the knee joint and a second procedure in which the finished cartilage cell graft is inserted into the cartilage defect. A simpler form of therapy is <b>cartilage coverage <\/b>with the <b>AutoCart System<\/b> (Minced Cartilage) from the company Arthrex, in which even larger cartilage damage can be repaired in usually one minimally invasive procedure. Stem cell transplantation offers another way to avoid a second surgery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a85959f\" data-id=\"a85959f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f252475 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f252475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-6-768x1086.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3244\" alt=\"Verfahren zur Knorpeltransplantation im Knie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-6-768x1086.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-6-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-6-724x1024.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-6-1086x1536.jpeg 1086w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-6-1448x2048.jpeg 1448w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Knorpel-Knie-6-scaled.jpeg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fd611b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fd611b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f1b705\" data-id=\"9f1b705\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0166bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0166bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stem cell transplantation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2344897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2344897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Stem cells are removed from the <b>bone marrow of the pelvic bone <\/b>in an operation, separated and immediately inserted into the cartilage. The advantage: there is no waiting time of up to six weeks between removal and insertion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c301ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c301ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba446f4\" data-id=\"ba446f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94202a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94202a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf7a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddf7a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Cartilage damage in the knee joint can occur either at the kneecap or at the joint surfaces. A distinction is made between <b>acute<\/b> <b>damage<\/b>, which is usually caused by accidents or injuries, and <b>chronic damage<\/b>, which is usually caused by chronic overuse or overload. Depending on the cause and the extent of the cartilage defect, a distinction is made between two therapeutic approaches. An approach that eliminates the cause and therapy directly at the knee joint.<\/p>\n<p>This can be done conservatively, but also surgically. Particularly in the case of surgical cartilage rehabilitation, the choice of the respective surgical method is of great importance, along with consistent follow-up treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Your treating orthopedist will help you find the appropriate form of therapy and achieve the best possible clinical outcome.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/contact\/\"><strong>Contact me!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-337d110 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"337d110\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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