An ex vivo continuous passive motion model in a porcine knee for assessing primary stability of cell-free collagen gel plugs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Primary stability of cartilage repair constructs is of the utmost importance in the clinical setting but few continuous passive motion (CPM) models are available. Our study aimed to establish a novel ex vivo CPM animal model and to e...

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Main Authors: El-Zayat Bilal, Stein Thomas, Fuchs-Winkelmann Susanne, Timmesfeld Nina, Füglein Alexander, Schofer Markus D, Efe Turgay, Paletta Jürgen RJ, Heyse Thomas J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/11/283