Physiologic load-bearing characteristics of autografts, allografts, and polymer-based scaffolds in a critical sized segmental defect of long bone: an experimental study
Author(s) -
Louis F. Amorosa,
Jin Lee,
Aydemir,
Nizami,
Hsu -,
Valbhi Patel,
Thomas A. Gardner,
Navalgund,
DoGyoon Kim,
S. Park,
Mao Mao,
Francis Y. Lee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s42855
Subject(s) - scaffold , mesenchymal stem cell , biomedical engineering , materials science , stiffness , tissue engineering , medicine , pathology , composite material
To address the challenge of treating critical sized intercalary defects, we hypothesized that under physiologic cyclic loading, autografts, allografts, and scaffolds loaded with and without human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) would have different biomechanical characteristics.
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