Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 470-480, April 2010

Ligamentization of Tendon Grafts Treated With an Endogenous Preparation Rich in Growth Factors: Gross Morphology and Histology

  • Mikel Sánchez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Cirugía Artroscópica “Mikel Sánchez,” Clínica USP-La Esperanza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
    • ,
  • Eduardo Anitua, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • BTI Biotechnology Institute IMASD, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
    • ,
  • Juan Azofra, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Cirugía Artroscópica “Mikel Sánchez,” Clínica USP-La Esperanza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
    • ,
  • Roberto Prado, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • BTI Biotechnology Institute IMASD, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
    • ,
  • Francisco Muruzabal, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • BTI Biotechnology Institute IMASD, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
    • ,
  • Isabel Andia, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • BTI Biotechnology Institute IMASD, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Isabel Andia, Ph.D., BTI Biotechnology Institute IMASD, c/ Jacinto Quinconces 39, 01007 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Received 13 March 2009; accepted 29 August 2009. published online 18 January 2010.

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 Supported by the Diputación Foral de Álava and the Basque and Spanish Governments. Drs. Anitua, Prado, Muruzabal, and Andia work in the Research Department of BTI Biotechnology Institute, a dental implant company that commercializes the system for preparing the preparation rich in growth factors.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00778-6

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2009.08.019

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 470-480, April 2010

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