Musculoskeletal Key

Type Description No. of patients I Anteromedial bundle partial lesion (<100%) 20 II Posterolateral bundle partial lesion (<100%) 4 II Both bundles partially torn 12 IV Complete tear 0 25.3…

Collagen type MW Quantity Location in the tendon Type I 95,000 97–98% Collagen fibers, endotenon, epitenon, paratenon, MTJ Type II 95,000 0.2–0.8% Cartilaginous area of OTJ Type III 95,000 1–1.5%…

Fig. 50.1 Articular cartilage structure. Articular cartilage is organized in four distinct regions: (1) the gliding zone (or superficial tangential), composed of thin collagen fibrils in tangential array and associated…

  IL-1ra IL-1β IL-6 TNFa IL-10 FGFb VEGF HGF1 IGF1 PDGF AB TGFβ1 No. of patients 224 224 200 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 80 Concentration (pg/mL) prior…

Fig. 16.1 Microfragmented adipose tissue 16.6 Results Our study included a group of 20 patients with mean age of 61 years and OA of the knee grade 1, 2 and…

Fig. 8.1 Clinical images depicting the progression from peripheral blood draw to centrifuged specimen resulting in the extracted plasma product to be used for treatment. (From Left to Right) Peripheral…

Fig. 27.1 Arthroscopic images of a 17 years old female soccer player with a subtotal partial meniscal defect (a) Polyurethane scaffold implanted to the meniscal rim, (b) the scaffold is…

Extracellular matrix in native tissue   Functions of scaffolds    Features of scaffold – Provides structural support for cells – Should provide structural support for in vitro seeded cells – Should have binding…

Fig. 2.1 Tissue biomechanical assessment option diagram The purpose of this chapter is to review the current treatment options and the existing literature on outcomes, complications, and safety profile of…