Press Release

EpiBone to Start Clinical Trials for Knee Cartilage Grown in Lab

EpiBone has received Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance from the FDA to begin testing its lab-grown knee cartilage in humans. The treatment, known as an engineered allogenic osteochondral graft, has shown promise in pre-clinical studies and could benefit people with damaged knee cartilage caused by sports injuries, trauma or post-traumatic arthritis. […]

Orthopedics

An ACL Tear That Heals Itself?

(WSJ) – A blown anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is the fear of athletes everywhere, or almost anyone who has a knee. Treatment for a torn ACL typically involves surgically reconstructing the ligament with harvested tissue. […]