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The challenge of implant integration in partial meniscal replacement: an experimental study on a silk fibroin scaffold in sheep

PURPOSE: To restore meniscal function after excessive tissue damage, a silk fibroin implant for partial meniscal replacement was developed and investigated in an earlier sheep model. After 6 months implantation, it showed promising results in terms of chondroprotection and biocompatibility. To impro...

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Autores principales: Stein, Svenja Emmi Catherine, von Luebken, Falk, Warnecke, Daniela, Gentilini, Cristina, Skaer, Nick, Walker, Robert, Kessler, Oliver, Ignatius, Anita, Duerselen, Lutz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6394547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30264241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-018-5160-7