Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using chitin-coated fabrics in a rabbit model

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-64

  Kawai, Tomoyuki ^a   Yamada, Takeki ^a   Yasukawa, Akio ^a   Koyama, Yoshihisa ^a   Muneta, Takeshi ^a   Takakuda, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Chitin; Chitosan; Ligament; Nonwoven fabric; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

BONE; CHITIN; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TENSILE TESTING;

ANTERIOR-CRUCIATE-LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE TISSUE; COATED FABRICS; COATED GRAFTS; CONTROL GRAFTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MECHANICAL; RABBIT MODELS; REGENERATION; SOFT TISSUE;

WEAVING;

CHITIN; POLYESTER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMUR; HISTOMETRY; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SOFT TISSUE; TIBIA;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 75649092606     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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