- Experts came from different areas and specialties, mainly, orthopedics, sport’s doctors, rehabilitation doctors, radiologists, biologists, physiotherapy doctors and athletes.
- IMED Valencia was one of the main sponsors of the workshop.
Valencia, 02-07-18. Last friday 29 of June took place, in the Principe Felipe Museum of Valencia, the first Articular Cartilage Workshop, that brought together more than 250 national experts of different medical specialties, among them the most highlighted experts were the ones of orthopedics, sport’s medicine, rehabilitation, X-Ray, biology, physiotherapy, etc, with the objective of sharing knowledge and experiences in the field of research as in diagnosis and chondral pathologies treatment. The workshop was headed by Dr. Eduardo Sánchez Alepuz, Head of Orthopedics and Traumatology Surgery Service of IMED Valencia Hospital, one of the main sponsors of the event.
The topic of the event covered subjects from the basic principles of biology and physiology of the chondrocyte and its environment, till the last imaging diagnosis, research and surgical and non surgical treatments.
Articular cartilage
The articular cartilage is the tissue that covers bone surfaces that is part of joints. It is the one in charge of support and share the charges that are transmitted between surfaces and to give a light slide movement practically free of friction due to its low friction ratio.
Joint cartilage is formed by chondrocytes, the extracellular matrix, proteoglycans and hyaluronic.
More information in http://cartilagoarticular2018.com
