Kyoto Univ. seeks to use stem cells for damaged knee joint treatment english.kyodonews.net

(Cartilage tissue created fom human iPS cells.
The new treatment is hoped to help treat patients with damaged or degenerated cartilage due to injuries and illnesses.
Cartilage tissue covers joint bones and absorbs shock.
A joint cannot move smoothly if part of the cartilage tissue is damaged due to injury or if it turns fibrous due to aging.
While there is a treatment in which normal cartilage tissue is transplanted, it is hard to secure enough tissue and part of the tissue tends to turn fibrous.