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SUBMITTER: Fischenich KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6279475 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fischenich Kristine M KM Pauly Hannah M HM Lewis Jackson T JT Bailey Travis S TS Haut Donahue Tammy L TL
Annals of biomedical engineering 20180619 11
Pressure distribution of the native ovine knee meniscus was compared to a medial meniscectomy and three treatment conditions including a suture reattachment of the native tissue, an allograft, and a novel thermoplastic elastomer hydrogel (TPE) construct. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a novel TPE hydrogel construct at restoring joint pressure and distribution. Limbs were loaded in uniaxial compression at 45°, 60°, and 75° flexion and from 0 to 181 kg. The medial menisc ...[more]