Collagen Scaffolds: A New Method to Preserve and Restore the Severely Injured Meniscus

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-73

  Rodkey, William G ^a,b,d   Steadman, J Richard ^b   Li, Shu Tung ^a,c  

^a ReGen Biologics Inc   (United States)

^b STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c and Chief Scientific Officer   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Meniscectomy; Meniscus; Meniscus restoration; Regeneration; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042623158     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-199901000-00009     Document Type: Article

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