Meniscus Replacement Using Synthetic Materials

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-156

  van Tienen, Tony G ^a   Hannink, Gerjon ^a   Buma, Pieter ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meniscus; Polymers; Repair; Replacement; Synthetic materials

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

CELL REGENERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; MENISCECTOMY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POLYMERS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 57049177076     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2008.08.003     Document Type: Review

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