Osteogenic Scaffolds for Enhanced Graft-Bone Integration in Ligament Tissue Engineering

Among the most common knee ligament injuries are those to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Annually, approximately 350,000 people require surgical ACL reconstruction, accounting for more than $6 billion of health-care costs in the United States alone. An injured ACL loses its functions as it ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gadalla, Dina Mohamed Adly
Other Authors: Chemical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99082