Spontaneous hyaline cartilage regeneration can be induced in an osteochondral defect created in the femoral condyle using a novel double-network hydrogel

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Functional repair of articular osteochondral defects remains a major challenge not only in the field of knee surgery but also in tissue regeneration medicine. The purpose is to clarify whether the spontaneous hyaline cartilage regene...

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Main Authors: Onodera Shin, Arakaki Kazunobu, Kitamura Nobuto, Yasuda Kazunori, Yokota Masashi, Kurokawa Takayuki, Gong Jian-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/12/49