Chicago scientists develop revolutionary cartilage regeneration technology

YES! Let's fund this instead of wars!

The world is aging. We need this!

This kind of research is what is needed instead of scientists who keep trying to extend our life span. Make the years we already have better.

This particular technology Is potentially worth billions

This is the best thing I’ve ever heard my knee has a torn meniscus and I’m 64. This is awesome. It may not be available for years, but at least there’s an option for my son when he gets my age or my daughter

My knees just screamed with joy

I was in nursing school in 1997 and I’ve been hearing about this since I was a nursing school. Any day now.

Cartilage regeneration, teeth regeneration, cat life spans increase to 30 years from 15 years, there's a decent amount of medical breakthroughs recently.

That would have saved me from a lot of pain and two joint replacements. This is wonderful news!

I’ve never clicked a video so fast!!

Hurry up and develop cartilage regeneration! I'm currently actively researching orthopedic surgeons for a total hip replacement. I would MUCH rather have cartilage regeneration than having my femoral head amputated and a big chunk of metal hammered into my femur.

I’m 76. Hope they get it out here soon.

Hopefully it comes to fruition soon.

I’m a retired ER nurse. I have zero cartilage in both my shoulders. Thank goodness THC is legal here, because gummies are better than my prescription pain meds, long acting morphine, which is addictive, of course. Maybe I’ll be around long enough to benefit from this discovery! Research is penultimate in helping those of us in dire need! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦

This is important news for those who have suffered the devastating side effects of fluoroquinolone antibiotics (such as Cipro, Levaquin, Avalox and more). These effects ravage the joints, cartilage, collagen and connective tissues systemically. Treatments are few. This article gives me hope.

I volunteer!! Both my knees and a shoulder are bad!

I'm still healing from a hip replacement 4 months ago. I don't want to have to go through this again!!! I'm 72 and so happy to hear this new treatment!

Been living with no cartilage in my knees for over 20 years . Due to other health issue I’m deemed ineligible for knee replacement. This sounds like a dream. Hope it will be accessible to all that need it . Such a great thing.

There is also another approach being researched in a medical university (in California???). I saw the story about a year or so ago. In it, they described a procedure to rasp/scrape the bone area to cause the body’s healing process. At a particular point (4-6 weeks) into the healing process, the patient is given medication that inhibits the formation of scar tissue and results in producing new cartilage. But as we all know, whatever procedure(s) get approved, only the rich will benefit for a long time. No insurance company will cover an “experimental” elective procedure. That will takes years if not decades.

This likely 15 years down the road for the average person that would need this medical procedure. It always takes way longer than we think. I hope I’m wrong.