10.1055/b-0035-122048 48 Use of Growth Factors in Musculoskeletal Research Iain R. Murray Growth factors (GFs) are naturally occurring substances that bind to receptors on the cell surface and are capable…
10.1055/b-0035-122050 50 Biological Evaluation and Testing of Medical Devices Dieter R. Dannhorn In order to exclude potential biological hazards or to control residual risks as much as possible, the consolidated…
10.1055/b-0035-122034 34 Image Analysis Histomorphometry Stereology Chuanyong Lu, Ralph Marcucio, and Theodore Miclau Jargon Simplified: Stereology Stereology is a method to get unbiased quantitative estimation of the first-order stereological parameters…
10.1055/b-0035-122027 27 Ultrasound Techniques for Imaging Bone Thomas J. MacGillivray and Erin Ross Fracture recovery is currently assessed using a combination of physical assessment and X-ray. 1 The limitations of…
10.1055/b-0035-122045 45 In Vivo Models for Articular Cartilage Repair Paul Hindle The translation of basic science research requires rigorous investigation prior to human clinical trials. An important step in this…
10.1055/b-0035-122032 32 Molecular Imaging In Situ Hybridization Kishan Sokhi Aldridge and Roland Aldridge Molecular genetics describes the study of gene structure and function at its most basic level; it includes…
10.1055/b-0035-122025 25 Micro-Computed Tomography Imaging of Bone Tissue Timothy M. Jackman, Gabriel McDonald, and Elise F. Morgan Since the introduction of micro-computed tomography (µCT) for imaging of trabecular bone approximately…
10.1055/b-0035-122033 33 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy and Laser Microdissection Kwong-Man Lee Laser scanning confocal microscopy and laser microdissection are the most indispensable cell image acquisition and isolation tools incorporating advanced…
10.1055/b-0035-122021 21 Validation of Finite Element Models Luca Cristofolini While in natural sciences, empiricism is predominant, mathematical modeling is traditionally limited to inductive models that extrapolate from repeated experimental observations….
10.1055/b-0035-122030 30 Histochemistry Bone and Cartilage Yan-Yiu Yu Histological and histochemical analysis of bone are useful techniques for examining growth and development as well as diseases associated with bone. To…
