ACL	anterior cruciate ligament
AM	anteromedial
AMTL	anterior meniscotibial ligament
ASC	adipose tissue derived stem cell
BG	bioactive glass
BMP	bone morphogenetic proteins
BMSC	bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cell
DOF	degree of freedom
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
FC	fibrocartilage
FE	finite element analysis
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FTIRI	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy imaging
GDF	growth and differentiation factor
GF	growth factor
Gli1	glioma associated oncogen homologue 1
HA	hydroxyapatite
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HGMB1	High mobility group box protein 1
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
Ihh	Indian Hedgehog
LAP	laponite
MGF	mechanogrowth factor
MSC	mesenchymal stromal cell
OA	osteoarthritis
OPG	osteoprotegerin
PCL	polycaprolactone
Pct1	patched 1
PL	posteromedial
PLA	Poly L lactic acid
P(LA-CL)	poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)
PLGA	polylactid-co-glycolide acid
PTHrP	parathormon related peptide
sGAG	sulfated glycosaminoglycans
SDF	stroma and differentiation factor
SOX9	SRY-related transcription factor
TCP	tricalcium phosphate
TE	tissue engineering