A Poly (HEMA) Sponge for Restoration of Articular Cartilage Defects
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 67 (3) , 289-293
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198103000-00002
Abstract
The properties of poly(HEMA [2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate]) sponges were studied after implantation in the weight-bearing articular surfaces of young and adult rabbit knees. Only sponges with small pores (less than 50 .mu.m) were able to withstand weight-bearing. After 12 wk the implants were overgrown by cartilaginous or fibrocartilaginous tissue, and ingrowth of chondroid tissue into the sponges was observed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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