Positive Effect of Alendronate on Subchondral Bone Healing and Subsequent Cartilage Repair in a Rabbit Osteochondral Defect Model

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1_suppl, 2009, Pages 139S-147S

  Nishitani, Kohei ^a   Shirai, Takaaki ^a   Kobayashi, Masahiko ^a   Kuroki, Hiroshi ^b   Azuma, Yoshiaki ^c   Nakagawa, Yasuaki ^c   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYOTO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

bisphosphonate; cartilage repair; osteochondral defect; remodeling; subchondral bone repair

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CARTILAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; RABBIT;

ALENDRONATE; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE REMODELING; CARTILAGE; DIPHOSPHONATES; FRACTURE HEALING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; RABBITS;

EID: 77949885003     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509350984     Document Type: Article

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