Journal article
Mechanical integrity of subchondral bone in osteochondral autografts and allografts.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of osteochondral graft preservation techniques on post-transplant biomechanics of graft and host subchondral bone in the knee joint.
DESIGN: An experimental animal model (sheep), specifically the weight-bearing articular surface of the medial femoral condyle of the knee joints.
Authors
Wohl G; Goplen G; Ford J; Novak K; Hurtig M; McPherson R; McGann L; Schachar N; Zernicke RF
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 228–233
Publication Date
June 1998
ISSN
0008-428X