The invention relates to a method of preventing or treating cartilage damage by administering a GABA analog such as, for example, a compound of Formula ##STR00001## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or straight or branched lower alkyl, and n is an integer of from 4 to 6.

 
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