Repair of articular cartilage and subchondral defects in rabbit knee joints with a polyvinyl alcohol/nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 biological composite material
Abstract Background This study sought to prepare a new PVA/n-HA/PA66 composite to investigate the repair of articular cartilage and subchondral defects in rabbit knee joints. Methods A 5 × 5 × 5 mm-sized defect was created in the patellofemoral joints of 72 healthy adult New Zealand rabbits. The rab...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0666-0 |