The effect of locally applied vascular endothelial growth factor on meniscus healing: Gross and histological findings

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 235-240

  Petersen, Wolf ^a   Pufe, Thomas ^b   Stärke, Christian ^c   Fuchs, Thomas ^a   Kopf, Sebastian ^c   Neumann, Wolfram ^c   Zantop, Thore ^a   Paletta, Juergen ^a   Raschke, Michael ^a   Becker, Roland ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c Otto von Goerike University   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological healing; Growth factors; Meniscus healing; Sheep; Suture coating; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; GROWTH FACTOR; POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL; VASCULOTROPIN 165;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP DISEASE; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LACTIC ACID; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERS; SHEEP; SUTURES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34247857558     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-005-0024-2     Document Type: Article

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