A retinaculum-sparing surgical approach preserves porcine stifle joint cartilage in an experimental animal model of cartilage repair

A retinaculum-sparing surgical approach preserves porcine stifle joint cartilage in an experimental animal model of cartilage repair

Abstract Background This study compares a traditional parapatellar retinaculum-sacrificing arthrotomy to a retinaculum-sparing arthrotomy in a porcine stifle joint as a cartilage repair model. Findings Surgical exposure of the femoral trochlea of ten Yucatan pigs stifle joint was performed using eit...

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Main Authors: Marcelo B. Bonadio, James M. Friedman, Mackenzie L. Sennett, Robert L. Mauck, George R. Dodge, Henning Madry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Subjects:
Animal model
Knee
Arthrotomy
Minimally invasive
Mini-pig
Cartilage repair
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-017-0083-7

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