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Role of osteoblast-fibroblast interactions in the formation of the ligament-to-bone interface.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Dec 2007
Wang I-Ning E, Shan Jing, Choi Rene, Oh Seongcheol, Kepler Christopher K, Chen Faye H, Lu Helen H
Abstract excerpt
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) inserts into bone through a characteristic fibrocartilagenous interface, which is essential for load transfer between soft and hard tissues. This multi-tissue interface is lost post ACL reconstruction, and the lack of an anatomic fibrocartilage interface between graft and bone remains the leading cause of graft failure. Currently, the mechanism of interface formation is not...
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