Academic Journal
Q1Cartilage
About Cartilage
Cartilage is a scholarly journal published by SAGE Publications Inc.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.945 and H-index of 61.
Coverage: 2010-2026. Research categories: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q2); Immunology and Allergy (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms; Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes; Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques; Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies; Tendon Structure and Treatment; Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments.
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2,650.00 USD
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Recent Research Articles
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Inhibition of Hexokinase 2 Undermines Cartilage Health and Accelerates Osteoarthritis
Haokun Xu, Xinyi Zhang, Yijie Fu, Genming Liu et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261494285Repair of Full Thickness Articular Cartilage Using a 3D-Printed Acellular Polymer Implant in a Caprine Model: A Pilot Study
Flavia Medeiros Savi, Nathan J. Castro, Benjamin Holmes, Sachin Kandlikar et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261487354Allogenic Platelet-Rich Plasma in Joint Pathologies: A Scoping Review of Basic Science and Clinical Outcomes
Zachary Chu, Chen Zhang, Laura-Ann Lambert, Jakob Ackerman et al.
2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261490284Cutting to the Truth: Are We Measuring Osteotomy Parameters Correctly?
Corey B. Fuller, Anne J. Spaans, Roel J. H. Custers, Wouter H. Nijhuis et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261489417Eight-Year Clinical, Radiological, and Survival Outcomes of Knee Chondral Lesions Treated With High-Density Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Isabel Guillen-Vicente, Juan Manuel Lopez-Alcorocho, Marta Guillen-Vicente, Elena Rodríguez-Iñigo et al.
2026-09-15 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261459648Application of [ 18 F]NaF and [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT to Assess Molecular Calcification and Glucose Metabolism in Thyroid Cartilage
Niloofaralsadat Motamedi, Shashi Bhushan Singh, Miraziz Ismoilov, Saira K. Niazi et al.
2026-09-10 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261467882Calcium-Phosphate Subchondroplasty Provides Durable 24-Month Pain Relief and >90% Surgery-free Survivorship for Tibiofemoral Bone Marrow Lesions in Mild-To-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Giuseppe Anzillotti, Elizaveta Kon, Pietro Conte, Peter Angele et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261476205Single-Cell Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Superficial Zone Chondrocytes as a Catabolic and Senescent Focus in Osteoarthritis Cartilage
Yoonhee Kim, Gaeun Jung, Seungwoo Han
2026-08-26 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261481078Intra-Articular miR-199a-5p Attenuates Post-traumatic Ankle Cartilage Degeneration With Reduced IHH Expression and Hypertrophic-Catabolic Marker Expression
Zhihong Fu, Yunhui Zhang, Hui Guo, Ruizheng Zhu et al.
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261482024Textural Features from Quantitative MRI Using T2 Relaxation Times Correlate with Histological Cartilage Degeneration: An Ex-Vivo Study
Markus Schreiner, Stefan Toegel, Veronika Janacova, Pavol Szomolanyi et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261478556Ankle Alignment Changes After High Tibial Osteotomy due to Valgus-Shaped Distal Tibia
Sem Dorst, Roel J.H. Custers, Nienke van Egmond, Ralph J.B. Sakkers et al.
2026-08-12 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261465607Avascularity, Cartilaginous Matrix Composition, and Glycolytic Metabolism in Articular Cartilage and the Inner Meniscus: A Mechanobiological Trade-off With Testable Predictions
Rafael Iñigo Pavlovich
2026-08-11 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261478272Safety and Efficacy of Allogeneic Integrin α10β1-Selected Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A First-In-Human Phase I/IIa Dose Escalation Study
Lucienne A. Vonk, Camilla Wennersten, Kristina Uvebrant, Kavitha Siva et al.
2026-08-03 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261475741Distinct Reparative and Immunomodulatory Signatures of Extracellular Vesicles From Human Cartilage-Derived Chondroprogenitors, Chondrocytes, and Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Rat Osteoarthritis Model
Elizabeth Vinod, Ganesh Parasuraman, Abel Livingston, Daniel Jonathan Roy et al.
2026-08-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261475567Effects of Compression on Extracellular Matrix Synthesis by Chondrocytes and Chondrosarcoma Cells
Carlo Alberto Paggi, Isa Porsul, Séverine Le Gac, Marcel Karperien et al.
2026-07-17 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261460455Sex and Age Affect Progression to Total Knee Arthroplasty After Cartilage Surgery: A UK Biobank Cohort Study
Nicola J. Kuiper, Charlotte H. Hulme, Martyn Snow, Martin Frisher et al.
2026-06-29 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261450100In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Inflammatory Response of Local Anaesthetics and Corticosteroids in Canine Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
Catarina Sousa, Ana Lima, Adriana Belas, Sónia Campos et al.
2026-06-22 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261459650Exosomal LINC01106 From PRP-Treated ADSCs Alleviates Chondrocyte Inflammatory Injury by Sponging miR-34a-5p to Upregulate SIRT1 Expression
Xuan Zhang, Wentao Liu, Jinke Ren, Yangyi Yu et al.
2026-06-16 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261445874Comparative Assessment of Cartilage Quality in Human Induced Chondrocytes (hiCHOs) and Primary Articular Chondrocytes (hACs) Following Fibronectin-Based Selection
Giorgia Mazzini, Margo Tuerlings, Vicki van der Stap, Ilja Boone et al.
2026-06-08 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261458719Return to Work after Surgical Treatment of Osteochondral Defects of the Talus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kaj S. Emanuel, Sophia van Beelen, Jari Dahmen, Julian J. Hollander et al.
2026-06-04 · DOI: 10.1177/19476035261457600Reviews
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