Cartilage Injury of the Knee (PDF)

Aaron Krych is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Co-Chair of Sports Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA. He also serves as Director of the Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship, Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Research Fellowship, and Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Bone and Tissue Bank. He is an orthopedic surgeon and his clinical focus has been on cartilage restoration in the knee, as well as knee osteotomy and meniscus. His research interests include improving cartilage allograft, adipose-derived MSC injection for hip and knee arthritis, meniscus repair and restoration, and single stage cell-based cartilage repair with recycled autologous cartilage and mesenchymal stem cells.

Leela Biant is Academic Head of Dept Trauma & Orthopaedics University of Manchester, Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Manchester University Foundation Trust, and Honorary Professor at Salford University. Her clinical and research interests include cartilage assessment and repair, biological regenerative surgery and arthroplasty. She currently serves as BASK Treasurer, on the ICRS Board and Chair of the Registry Committee, and on the British Orthopaedic Association Research Committee.


Andreas Gomoll is double board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. He is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), and the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS). His practice focuses on the reconstruction of knee injuries, such as ACL tears, and meniscus and cartilage defects. He is widely considered one of the leading surgeons specializing in biologic repair of cartilage defects, joint preservation and treatments for early arthritis of the knee joint, such as ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, and cartilage and meniscus transplantation.

João Espregueira-Mendes, MD, PhD, is