Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 8 , Pages 813-819 , August 2006

Chondrolysis After Continuous Intra-Articular Bupivacaine Infusion: An Experimental Model Investigating Chondrotoxicity in the Rabbit Shoulder

  • Andreas H. Gomoll, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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  • Richard W. Kang, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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  • James M. Williams, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
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  • Bernard R. Bach, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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  • Brian J. Cole, M.D., M.B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Brian J. Cole, M.D., M.B.A., Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Suite 1063, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A.

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 Supported by a research grant from the Arthroscopy Association of North America and an Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship. The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(06)00733-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.06.006

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 8 , Pages 813-819 , August 2006

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