The extracellular remodeling of free-soft-tissue autografts and allografts for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: A comparison study in a sheep model

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 360-369

  Dustmann, M ^a   Schmidt, T ^a   Gangey, I ^a   Unterhauser, F N ^a   Weiler, A ^a   Scheffler, S U ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cruciate ligament; Autograft; Reconstruction; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 41149110140     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0471-0     Document Type: Article

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