Tissue engineering solutions for tendon repair

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 134-142

  Hogan, Macalus V ^a   Bagayoko, Namory ^a   James, Roshan ^a   Starnes, Trevor ^a   Katz, Adam ^b   Chhabra, A Bobby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 79953179068     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201103000-00002     Document Type: Review

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