cartilage

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In setting out Jonathan’s defense, one of the filing’s most striking assertions is that Isak suffered from bilateral gonarthrosis in both knees, a degenerative joint condition that causes cartilage wear, pain, stiffness and reduced mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"We used a personalized approach to selecting each individual's new walking pattern, which improved how much individuals could offload their knee and likely contributed to the positive effect on pain and cartilage that we saw."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

For about $70, a plastic surgeon injected the ridged cartilage of her ears with a hyaluronic-acid filler that caused her ears to perk up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Using synchrotron infrared spectroscopy, researchers detected traces of original proteins preserved within the fossil's bone, cartilage, and skin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

And it was good, Colin supposed, if you happened to enjoy searching through an endless labyrinth of bones and cartilage for the occasional sliver of meat.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green