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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-017-0083-7 |