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| Fibrocartilage | |
|---|---|
 White fibrocartilage from anintervertebral fibrocartilage. | |
 Symphysis pubis exposed by acoronal section. (Pubic symphysis visible at center left.) | |
| Identifiers | |
| MeSH | D051445 |
| TA2 | 1541 |
| TH | H2.00.03.5.00017 |
| FMA | 64784 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Fibrocartilage consists of a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilaginous tissue in various proportions. It owes its inflexibility and toughness to the former of these constituents, and itselasticity to the latter. It is the only type ofcartilage that containstype I collagen in addition to the normaltype II.
Theextracellular matrix of fibrocartilage is mainly made fromtype I collagen secreted bychondroblasts.[1]
Ifhyaline cartilage is torn all the way down to the bone, the blood supply from inside the bone is sometimes enough to start some healing inside the lesion. In cases like this, the body will form a scar in the area using a special type of cartilage called fibrocartilage.[2] Fibrocartilage is a tough, dense, and fibrous material that helps fill in the torn part of the cartilage; however, it is not an ideal replacement for the smooth, glassy articular cartilage that normally covers the surface of joints.[2]
Degeneration of fibrocartilage is seen indegenerative disc disease.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 281 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
