London Cartilage Clinic
Explore expert articles on cartilage care, regenerative treatments, and practical recovery advice from our specialist team.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome—a kneecap that doesn't track smoothly—is more common in women because of pelvic anatomy. Three menstrual-cycle shifts amplify this structural problem: oestrogen increases connective-tissue laxity, prostaglandins sensitise joint structures, and falling hormones impair neuromuscular control.
ChondroFiller, a liquid collagen scaffold injected onto hip cartilage in an outpatient clinic, self-gels within minutes; the patient's own stem cells migrate through it and progressively replace the scaffold with repair tissue over 3–6 months.
Damaged hip cartilage cannot heal naturally, but ChondroFiller, an injectable collagen scaffold, now enables the patient's own cells to repair the damaged tissue in an outpatient setting, offering an alternative to surgery.
Meniscus removal accelerates cartilage degeneration; landmark trials found arthroscopic surgery no better than physiotherapy for degenerative tears, the predominant presentation.
ChondroFiller injection regenerates tissue in focal cartilage defects with intact surrounding borders, but cushions the joint in diffuse wear-and-tear osteoarthritis where those borders are eroded.
ChondroFiller addresses focal cartilage defects by recruiting the patient's own repair cells into a collagen scaffold; Cingal reduces osteoarthritis pain and stiffness through lubrication and anti-inflammatory effects, without repairing tissue.
