If the cartilage is subjected to excessive wear, excessive trauma or injury, overuse, excessive weight or improper alignment, then the cartilage will wear away leaving the bone to rub against the bone.
If injured, cartilage does not have the ability to heal itself with hyaline cartilage, however it does sometimes heal itself with an inferior type of cartilage called fibrocartilage, especially if the area that needs to be repaired is small.
What is the treatment of arthritis of the knee?
There are a number of treatment options that will help the patient.
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