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Oh. I need this. I really do. Not for my knee, but for my ankle. I've been waiting for this. I broke my ankle 4 years ago, destroyed a few things, among which

by aspyct 5y ago

Oh. I need this. I really do. Not for my knee, but for my ankle. I've been waiting for this. I broke my ankle 4 years ago, destroyed a few things, among which the cartilage between my heel and the bone just above. It hurts when I take my first step in the morning, and it hurts until I fall asleep. Every day. 4 years. This would change my life.

wjnc 5y ago
This would be a Quality of Lifesaver for me as well. Loss of cartilage in the hips due to excessive bone growth with only partial remediation with surgery. I've gone from full distance triathlete to walking in pain in a decade. Can't kick a ball with my kids without limping for two days. My local hospital is pioneering with lab grown cartilage, but that is only applicable in the knee. You can't put a patient head down for a few hours to drip cartilage on the hip. I know there is some progress (in mice) with halting the transformation of cartilage into pseudocartilage (scar tissue). All in all I'm many decades to young for hip replacements so any progress even in the next two decades could give me massive return in mobility.
- aspyct 5y ago
  Eh, I feel ya. Losing mobility is hard. I also went from very sporty to "my back hurts" in no time. Damn I wish I could fix it. Just like you, I'm also hoping for progress. Good luck to you!
ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
It baffles me how fragile joints are, unlike other bones once they're injured it's game over. Thankfully the surrounding tissue can ensure some functionality but it's not fun living your life with a malfunctioning limb. I've destroyed both my elbows and knees and I'm shaking with anticipation for good replacement options. Our mechanical implants tech is terrible, they can't even support the same amount of weight as a destroyed biological joint last I checked (max weight at something like 3kgs for elbow implants if I remember correctly.)
- aspyct 5y ago
  Sorry to hear about your accident! What happened, if I may?
  - ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
    Nothing exciting I'm afraid, I broke my left elbow when I was young and slipped on a puddle right onto it, and the rest I broke last year when I had a great big fall. The elbows are so god damn fragile, it's like they explode into multiple pieces at the first breeze. The knees are better but you're still at risk of losing your range of motion after prolonged immobilization. I imagine you must have had the same experience with your ankle? In my country they recently discovered that the way they were dealing with ankle sprains in hospitals (by putting a foot cast at a specific angle) was leaving people with lifelong limps so we still have a lot to learn about joints.

by aspyct 5y ago

wjnc 5y ago

This would be a Quality of Lifesaver for me as well. Loss of cartilage in the hips due to excessive bone growth with only partial remediation with surgery. I've gone from full distance triathlete to walking in pain in a decade. Can't kick a ball with my kids without limping for two days. My local hospital is pioneering with lab grown cartilage, but that is only applicable in the knee. You can't put a patient head down for a few hours to drip cartilage on the hip. I know there is some progress (in mice) with halting the transformation of cartilage into pseudocartilage (scar tissue). All in all I'm many decades to young for hip replacements so any progress even in the next two decades could give me massive return in mobility.

aspyct 5y ago
Eh, I feel ya. Losing mobility is hard. I also went from very sporty to "my back hurts" in no time. Damn I wish I could fix it. Just like you, I'm also hoping for progress. Good luck to you!

ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago

It baffles me how fragile joints are, unlike other bones once they're injured it's game over. Thankfully the surrounding tissue can ensure some functionality but it's not fun living your life with a malfunctioning limb. I've destroyed both my elbows and knees and I'm shaking with anticipation for good replacement options. Our mechanical implants tech is terrible, they can't even support the same amount of weight as a destroyed biological joint last I checked (max weight at something like 3kgs for elbow implants if I remember correctly.)

aspyct 5y ago
Sorry to hear about your accident! What happened, if I may?
- ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
  Nothing exciting I'm afraid, I broke my left elbow when I was young and slipped on a puddle right onto it, and the rest I broke last year when I had a great big fall. The elbows are so god damn fragile, it's like they explode into multiple pieces at the first breeze. The knees are better but you're still at risk of losing your range of motion after prolonged immobilization. I imagine you must have had the same experience with your ankle? In my country they recently discovered that the way they were dealing with ankle sprains in hospitals (by putting a foot cast at a specific angle) was leaving people with lifelong limps so we still have a lot to learn about joints.