A Bioactive Scaffold Enhances Articular Cartilage Regeneration after Microfracture in a Rabbit Model
Ting Guo, PhD, UNITED STATES Hannah B Baker, PhD, UNITED STATES Maeesha Noshin, , UNITED STATES Sean J. Meredith, MD, UNITED STATES Evin Taskoy, MSAT, UNITED STATES Qinggong Tang, PhD, UNITED STATES R. Frank Henn, MD, UNITED STATES John Fisher, PhD, UNITED STATES Jonathan D. Packer, MD, UNITED STATES
University of Maryland , College Park, MD, UNITED STATES
Paper Abstract
2019 Congress
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Summary: In a rabbit model of trochlear cartilage defects, treatment with a 3D-printed aggrecan-functionalized scaffold resulted in greater cartilage thickness, more chondrocytes, and enhanced glycosaminoglycan content compared to microfracture only.