title: Volumetric Muscle Loss.
abstract: Volumetric muscle loss (VML) injury is prevalent in severe extremity trauma and is an emerging focus area among orthopedic and regenerative medicine fields. VML injuries are the result of an abrupt, frank loss of tissue and therefore of different etiology from other standard rodent injury models to include eccentric contraction, ischemia reperfusion, crush, and freeze injury. The current focus of many VML-related research efforts is to regenerate the lost muscle tissue and thereby improve muscle strength. Herein, we describe a VML model in the anterior compartment of the hindlimb that is permissible to repeated neuromuscular strength assessments and is validated in mouse, rat, and pig.
authors: Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3611, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234-6315, USA.
authors: Beth E
authors: BE
authors: Pollot
authors: Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3611, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234-6315, USA. benjamin.t.corona.civ@mail.mil.
authors: Benjamin T
authors: BT
authors: Corona
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D023421:Models, Animal; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D053580:Muscle Strength; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009929:Organ Size; D051381:Rats; D013552:Swine; D014947:Wounds and Injuries
keywords: Force; Mouse; Musculoskeletal trauma; Orthopedic; Pig; Rat; Regenerative medicine; Skeletal muscle injury; Torque