43 Models for Impaired Healing
10.1055/b-0035-122043 43 Models for Impaired Healing Joseph Borrelli, Jr. Fracture healing occurs by one of two well-described ways. Direct fracture healing, which is believed to be uncommon in nature, involves…
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28 In Vivo Scanning
10.1055/b-0035-122028 28 In Vivo Scanning Scott Ian Kay Semple Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an ideal tool for investigation of the musculoskeletal system and of cartilage in particular. Since MRI…
42 Animal Models for Bone Healing
10.1055/b-0035-122042 42 Animal Models for Bone Healing Hamish Simpson and Leanora Anne Mills An experimental model for studying bone repair needs to reflect the biomechanics and the physiology of the…
29 Imaging of Cartilage Function
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41 General Considerations for an In Vivo Model
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35 Cell Culture Research
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31 Immunohistochemistry
10.1055/b-0035-122031 31 Immunohistochemistry Wing-Hoi Cheung and Simon Kwoon Ho Chow The word “immunohistochemistry” (IHC) is composed of “immuno-,” “histo-,” and “chemistry,” which refer to the application of immunological techniques to…
53 Nonparametric versus Parametric Tests
10.1055/b-0035-122053 53 Nonparametric versus Parametric Tests Nicholas Clement The terms “nonparametric” and “parametric” are used as broad classifications of statistical procedures used to analyze and determine the significance of data…
19 Inverse Dynamics
10.1055/b-0035-122019 19 Inverse Dynamics John Rasmussen Simulation of biomechanical systems by computer is essentially the solution of equations in which one set of information is used to derive another. In…
