Biological and functional evaluation of a novel pyrolytic carbon implant for the treatment of focal osteochondral defects in the medial femoral condyle: assessment in a canine model

BACKGROUND: Osteochondral defects continue to be a clinical treatment challenge, and when left untreated, may cause pain and functional impairment. Pyrolytic carbon is a unique isotropic biomaterial used in heart valve and small joint replacements due to its excellent wear properties and biocompatib...

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Autores principales: Salkeld, Samantha L., Patron, Laura P., Lien, Joan C., Cook, Stephen D., Jones, Deryk G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27906096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-016-0488-5

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