International cartilage repair society (ICRS) recommended guidelines for histological endpoints for cartilage repair studies in animal models and clinical trials

Cartilage

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-172

  Hoemann, Caroline ^a   Kandel, Rita ^b   Roberts, Sally ^c   Saris, Daniel B F ^d   Creemers, Laura ^d   Mainil Varlet, Pierre ^e   Méthot, Stephane ^f   Hollander, Anthony P ^g   Buschmann, Michael D ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e Aginko Research   (Switzerland)

^f Piramal Enterprises Limited   (India)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal models; Articular cartilage; Biopsy; Cartilage repair; Collagen type I; Collagen type II; Fibrocartilage; Glycosaminoglycan; Histology; Polarized light microscopy; Subchondral bone; Tidemark

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857125652     PISSN: 19476035     EISSN: 19476043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1947603510397535     Document Type: Review

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