In order to facilitate cartilage repair, especially in knee injuries, the cartilage is typically replaced.

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"The medical device business, especially the hip and knee replacement business, has been an outstanding business, " Schiff admits.

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"You can see in her right knee, especially on the medial side, she has no space left between her femur and her tibia, " he said.

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Capello is desperate for his squad to come through the match against the US unscathed, especially having already lost skipper Rio Ferdinand to a knee ligament injury sustained during training last week.

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While Greg McElroy and Matt Simms are also on the roster, it is generally believed Sanchez and Smith will be the main competitors for the job, especially with David Garrard retiring because of a lingering knee issue.

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As one might imagine (especially if you have had a wart frozen on your knee or finger), the treatment itself causes significant physical discomfort as well.

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The Baggies are bottom of the Premier League and in dire need of a reliable striker, having netted only 17 goals in 21 top-flight games this term, especially with frontman Ishmael Miller is out for the season because of a knee ligament injury.

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At that point there were fears he might not to be able to try to add to his four Masters titles, the last of which came in 2005, especially as the 36-year-old missed a significant chunk of last season with knee and Achilles problems.

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