Essay On Cartilage

Cartilage regeneration
The body has the ability to heal itself and restore certain cells and tissues that are damaged or lost, but it does not have the capacity for natural cartilage regeneration. When your skin is injured, for example, the body is able to naturally grow new skin cells to replace the damaged tissues. However, when your cartilage is damaged, there is no way for the body to naturally replace it.
Cartilages are tough, flexible tissues found in many parts of the body. They serve two main functions: to act as shock absorbers and as molds that provide structure.
Some cartilages cover joint surfaces and enable bones to slide against one another with minimal friction, thus preventing damage. They also support your weight and protect

Part 1: Types of Cartilage
The three main types of cartilage are:
• The elastic cartilage, which makes up the outer ears, part of the nose, and your epiglottis (a flap of tissue in the throat, which that prevents food from entering your airways)
• The fibrocartilage, which is found between the vertebrae in the spine and between bones of the pelvis and

No, it doesn't.
Unfortunately, unlike other tissues, cartilage does not regrow by itself because it does not have blood vessels to supply blood circulation. Blood cells are important to help repair damaged tissues, so if a cartilage is damaged, it cannot heal quickly like damaged skin. In other words, natural cartilage regeneration does not occur.
What Dr. Hubert Kim says:
“I think that cartilage is a very interesting type of tissue but it is somewhat unusual because it is unlike other tissues that can repair injuries. Unlike bones and tendons, which have good healing potential, cartilage does not heal. It is therefore really critical to make sure that the amount of cartilage loss after an injury is minimized to overcome the challenges when we deal with strategies to repair cartilages.”
Part 4: Current Approaches for Cartilage Regeneration
Research has been done to restore damaged joint cartilages through cartilage regeneration. So far, techniques for this procedure are still in the experimental stage in the United States, although it is now being done in Europe. Current approaches include:
Microfracture