Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major disabling disease and is ranked as a major cause of chronic
pain in adults. The pathology of the illness is characterized by a loss of articular cartilage …

Objective: This case study of 4 patients followed for at least 2 years was conducted to
evaluate a cartilage repair procedure that involves transplanting particulated juvenile allograft …

Objective To investigate the effect of isolated hydrostatic pressure on proteoglycan metabolism
in chondrocytes. Methods Bovine articular chondrocytes cultured in agarose gels were …

In this study we evaluated 2 commercially available rotator cuff repair augmentation patches
in an in vivo sheep model using mechanical testing and histologic techniques. Bilateral …

Tissue‐engineered osteochondral grafts have been synthesized from a variety of materials,
with some success at repairing chondral defects in animal models. We hypothesized that in …

The primary goal of this study was to evaluate a cross-linked acellular porcine dermal patch
(APD), as well as platelet-rich plasma fibrin matrix (PRPFM), for repair of acute Achilles …

This case report describes the early results of a 36-year-old man who underwent repair of a
symptomatic full-thickness patellar cartilage defect with transplanted particulated juvenile …

The wear, delamination, and fatigue resistance of artificially aged gamma irradiation‐sterilized
conventional polyethylene (CPE) and gas‐plasma‐sterilized melt‐annealed highly …

This article reports on a commercially available extensively cross-linked ultrahigh molecular-weight
polyethylene (HXPE) produced by subjecting molded GUR 1050 ultrahigh molecular-…

Wear evaluations of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) materials for
orthopedic bearings are typically conducted within a bovine serum solution environment, with the …