Reliability, reproducibility, and validation of five major histological scoring systems for experimental articular cartilage repair in the rabbit model

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 329-339

  Orth, Patrick ^a   Zurakowski, David ^b   Wincheringer, Dennis ^a   Madry, Henning ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; DEFECTS; DNA; RELIABILITY; TISSUE;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REPAIR; CARTILAGE REPAIR; CELL NUMBER; COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; DNA CONTENT; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GRADING SYSTEM; HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION; HISTOLOGICAL SCORING SYSTEMS; HISTOLOGICAL SECTION; IN-VIVO; INTERNAL CORRELATION; OSTEOCHONDRAL DEFECTS; PROTEOGLYCANS; RABBIT MODELS; REPAIR TISSUES; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

REPAIR;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PINEDA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE FRACTURE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; DISEASE MODEL; EVALUATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TRANSPLANTATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; CHONDROCYTES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84860509096     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2011.0462     Document Type: Article

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