Cartilage Repair Strategies

Cartilage Repair Strategies is a comprehensive update of the present state of cartilage repair and regeneration. The information in this volume addresses what methods are effective, what methods are safe, and what methods will lead to an alteration in the short history of articular cartilage injury...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Williams, Riley J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2007.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Cartilage Repair Strategies is a comprehensive update of the present state of cartilage repair and regeneration. The information in this volume addresses what methods are effective, what methods are safe, and what methods will lead to an alteration in the short history of articular cartilage injury repair. Contributors present examinations of a variety of topics including the structure and function of articular cartilage, the evaluation of cartilage repair techniques, and the latest cartilage sensitive imaging techniques. Several chapters anticipate new and emerging cartilage repair techniques – such as second generation ACI, resorbable scaffold-based repair, and arthroscopically performed cartilage transplantation – and include descriptions of the rationale and application of these procedures. Leading experts present updates on current and emerging methodologies, making Cartilage Repair Strategies a unique and essential reference.
Physical Description:XVIII, 374 p. 263 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9781597453431