In vivo and in vitro cellular ingrowth into a new generation of artificial ligaments

European Surgical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 148-151

  Trieb, K ^a,b   Blahovec, H ^a   Brand, G ^a   Sabeti, M ^a   Dominkus, M ^a   Kotz, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Artificial ligament; Fibroblast; Histochemistry; Ingrowth; Ligament advancement reinforcement system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BIOPSY; CELL GROWTH; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENCAPSULATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOBLASTS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 2442487609     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077256     Document Type: Article

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