A poly (HEMA) sponge for restoration of articular cartilage defects

Kon, M.; de Visser, A.C.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 67(3): 288-294

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0032-1052
PMID: 7232561
Document Number: 182480
The properties of poly(HEMA) sponges have been studied after implantation in the weight-bearing articular surfaces of young and adult rabbit knees. Only sponges with small pores (less than 50 micrometer) were able to withstand weight-bearing. After 12 weeks, the implants were overgrown by cartilaginous or fibrocartilaginous tissue, and the ingrowth of chondroid tissue into the sponges was observed.

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