An In Vivo Rabbit Model for Cartilage Trauma: A Preliminary Study of the Influence of Impact Stress Magnitude on Chondrocyte Death and Matrix Damage

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 466-473

  Milentijevic, Dejan ^a,b   Rubel, Iván F ^c   Liew, Allan S L ^c   Helfet, David L ^c   Torzilli, Peter A ^a,b  

^a Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Chondrocyte viability; Impact stress; Matrix damage; Rabbit model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMUR CONDYLE; HISTOLOGY; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL DEATH; CHONDROCYTES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; KNEE INJURIES; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24644443722     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000162768.83772.18     Document Type: Article

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