Mechanical effects of surgical procedures on osteochondral grafts elucidated by osmotic loading and real-time ultrasound

INTRODUCTION: Osteochondral grafts have become popular for treating small, isolated and full-thickness cartilage lesions. It is recommended that a slightly oversized, rather than an exact-sized, osteochondral plug is transplanted to achieve a tight fit. Consequently, impacting forces are required to...

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Autores principales: Hattori, Koji, Uematsu, Kota, Matsumoto, Tomohiro, Ohgushi, Hajime
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2787253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19725961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2801

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2787253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19725961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2801

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