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All animal procedures were approved and conducted in accordance with the regulations of the Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Committee on Animal Research (approval no. 11002).
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This study was supported by the staff at the Central Laboratory of Osaka Metropolitan University Medical School, who provided technical support. We thank Editage (www.editage.com) for editing a draft of this manuscript.
This research was funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (Grant No.21K09330) for funding.
Clinical relevance: Healing in the avascular zone of the meniscus can be problematic. Approaches to improving this healing response have had variable results. This study provides additional information that may help improve the outcomes in patients with these injuries.
