Doctors at Stanford Medical have regenerated cartilage using a patient's stem cells. As someone with Grade IV articular cartilage damage in my right knee, this is an amazing breakthrough!

Present procedures to fix cartilage damage vary widely in approach and effectiveness. Very few of them address the fact that articular cartilage is highly specialized, and the best way to replace damaged cartilage is with healthy cartilage. This stem cell procedure, still in clinical trials, offers the promise of being able to do just that.

More information on this ground breaking clinical trial is available at the link below and in the embedded video, all courtesy of KPIX5 - CBS San Francisco.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/11/01/stanford-trial-knee-cartilage-stem-cells/