In vivo evaluation of porous hydrogel pins to fill osteochondral defects in rabbits

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This experimental study aimed to evaluate the biological performance of poly (l-co-D, l-lactic acid)-co-trimetilene carbonate/poly (vinyl alcohol) (PLDLA-co TMC/PVA), hydrogel scaffolds, as an implant in the filling (and not in the repair) of osteochondral defects in New Zealan...

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Main Authors: Túlio Pereira Cardoso, André Petry Sandoval Ursolino, Pamela de Melo Casagrande, Edie Benedito Caetano, Daniel Vinicius Mistura, Eliana Aparecida de Rezende Duek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000100095&lng=en&tlng=en