A Cell-free Biodegradable Synthetic Artificial Ligament for the Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament in a Rat Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohei Kawakami ◽  
Kazuhiro Nonaka ◽  
Naomasa Fukase ◽  
Antonio D’ Amore ◽  
Yoichi Murata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Artificial Ligament ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

A Novel Joint Loading System to Investigate the Effect of Daily Mechanical Load on a Healing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Stasiak ◽  
Peter Torzilli ◽  
Carl Imhauser ◽  
Jonathan Packer ◽  
Asheesh Bedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Acl Reconstruction ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Mechanical Load ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Joint Distraction ◽  
The Us ◽  
Loading System ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

A novel system was developed to investigate the effect of mechanical load on tendon to bone healing, using a rat model of ACL reconstruction. A greater understanding of the effects of mechanical load may improve rehabilitation practices for the more than 100,000 ACL reconstructions each year in the US alone.[1] The purpose of this study was to assess: the accuracy of knee joint distraction, variability in fixator compliance, and ability of animals to tolerate the fixator over a typical loading protocol.

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