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    Number of intra-operative cyclic knee motion required to achieve stable graft tension in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; a prospective clinical study

    Applying pretension by cyclic knee motion immediately before graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery decreases graft elongation during the postoperative course. However, the e...

    Manato Horii, Ryuichiro Akagi, Shotaro Watanabe in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2024)

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    Age-dependent differences in response to partial-thickness cartilage defects in a rat model as a measure to evaluate the efficacy of interventions for cartilage repair

    The objectives of this study are (1) to examine age-dependent longitudinal differences in histological responses after creation of partial-thickness articular cartilage defects (PTCDs) in rats and to use this ...

    Yorikazu Akatsu, Takahiro Enomoto, Satoshi Yamaguchi in Cell and Tissue Research (2019)