If you thought the only way to repair your damaged knee was to replace it, you might find an interest in cartilage tissue engineering. This new therapy is an alternative to knee replacement for patients who suffer from cartilage lesions in one knee. Professor Hoemann, from the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal explains in this interview what cartilage tissue engineering is, how it works and how it will transform the life of patients.

Caroline Hoemann on Articular Cartilage Resurfacing

(Length : 9 min. 11 s.)

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December 18, 2009 By: pboinot Category: Innovations, Chirurgie et appareils, Pour regarder, Le génie tissulaire