Biomechanics and healing response of the meniscus

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 68-76

  Kawamura, Sumito ^a   Lotito, Kristin ^a   Rodeo, Scott A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cytokines; Fibrochondrocyte; Meniscal allograft; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR AB; SCATTER FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ABSORPTION; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL TYPE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG HALF LIFE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMUR; GENE THERAPY; HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LUBRICATION; MENISCAL CELL; MENISCECTOMY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNTHESIS; TIBIA; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0038683268     PISSN: 10601872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otsm.2003.35899     Document Type: Article

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