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RN, FNP, 21 years experience. Chondroplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of cartilage. (chondr/o meaning cartilage and -plasty meaning surgical repair). Chondroplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of cartilage. (chondr/o meaning cartilage and -plasty meaning surgical repair).
Unlike other connective tissues like bone, cartilage does not contain blood vessels. Therefore, cartilage grows and repairs more slowly. However, this repairing capability is limited. Remember that chondrocytes are bound in a space called the lacunae; therefore, they cannot move to a damaged area to repair it.