Collagen-platelet composite enhances biomechanical and histologic healing of the porcine anterior cruciate ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2401-2410

  Joshi, Shilpa M ^a   Mastrangelo, Ashley N ^a   Magarian, Elise M ^a   Fleming, Braden C ^b   Murray, Martha M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Healing; Repair; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PLATELETS; COLLAGEN; MODELS, ANIMAL; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUS SCROFA; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 73249116644     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509339915     Document Type: Article

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