The use of adhesives in chondrocyte transplantation surgery: in-vivo studies.
Two commercial adhesive preparations--fibrin glue and mussel adhesive protein (MAP)--were tested in-vivo for their ability to fix a chondrocyte allograft internally. While results for the fibrin, including additional testing for chondro inductive/conductive properties, were at best inconclusive, the results for MAP are highly promising.
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New York University School of Medicine, New York.
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Ben-Yishay
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Gilbert
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D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia; D002356:Cartilage / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D011506:Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011817:Rabbits; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D011506:Proteins; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C037403:adhesive protein, mussel