Cartilage repair with osteochondral autografts in sheep: Effect of biophysical stimulation with pulsed electromagnetic fields

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 631-642

  Benazzo, Franco ^a   Cadossi, Matteo ^b   Cavani, Francesco ^c   Fini, Milena ^b   Giavaresi, Gianluca ^b   Setti, Stefania ^d   Cadossi, Ruggero ^d   Giardino, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d IGEA srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cartilage repair; Cytokines; Osteochondral autografts; Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE CYST; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SHEEP; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TISSUE REPAIR; ANIMAL; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; CYTOKINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; OSTEOGENESIS; SHEEP; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 43649084016     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20530     Document Type: Article

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