As a last resort, people with withered cartilage can even undergo full joint replacements.

作为最后的选择，软骨萎缩的人甚至可以进行全关节置换。

REPORTER: This might be the future of joint replacements.

记者：这可能是关节置换的未来。

REPORTER: The team believes this will revolutionize joint replacements.

记者：团队相信这将彻底改变关节置换术。

In Florida, for example, the University of Miami Hospital charges the government more than $78,000 dollars for a major joint replacement. But the Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago charges about $36,000 dollars for a similar procedure.

例如，在佛罗里达州，迈阿密大学医院向政府收取超过 78,000 美元的主要关节置换费用。但是芝加哥的 Mercy 医院和医疗中心对类似的手术收费大约 36,000 美元。