Part of the procedure could entail using donor cartilage. The former Moeller High star, son of NFL Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Bengal Anthony Munoz, had three surgeries on his left knee in high school to repair cartilage damage. He has a similar condition developing in his right knee, although it's not as advanced. The surgery is scheduled for May 17 and will be performed by team orthopedist Dr. William Youmans, who also did the exploratory arthroscopic procedure on Munoz's knee April 3. That caused him to miss spring practice.
Articular cartilage is the cartilage that covers the bone and the joint areas.
In the worst-case scenario, damage to this cartilage could eventually lead to total knee replacement surgery. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.