London Cartilage Clinic
Explore expert articles on cartilage care, regenerative treatments, and practical recovery advice from our specialist team.
A partial ACL tear spans from mild stretch to high-grade damage affecting most of the ligament; tears involving less than 25% of the cross-section carry a favourable outlook, but those affecting 50–75% carry substantially higher risk of progressing to complete rupture.
Ultrasound-guided hip injection achieves 100% accurate joint placement versus 72% for landmark-guided techniques, essential for ChondroFiller, which gels irreversibly within 3–5 minutes.
MACI involves two phases: chondrocytes cultured on collagen membrane over four to six weeks, then implanted to mature over up to two years within the joint, generating hyaline-like cartilage rather than the fibrocartilage produced by microfracture.
Cartilage repair that once required two operations spanning three to six months is now completed in a single operative session lasting 2.5–4 hours through STACi.
A partial ACL tear does not always require surgery; the decision hinges on whether the knee remains mechanically stable under load, though approximately 40% of young athletes managed conservatively eventually sustain a complete rupture.
ChondroFiller hip injections cost £6,500–£9,500 and recruit the patient's own cells to repair cartilage; a structured preservation model requires yearly imaging and bi-annual top-up injections.
