Howie,

I just googled Carticel and read their information about it and found it is not indicated for Osteoartheritis which my doc says I have along with the torn menescus.

My daughter, the pediatrician, says that her maternal granny who is in late eighties had some kind of viscous injections which helped for some years but eventually had totals.

Tom W

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