Osteoprotegerin/bone morphogenetic protein 2 combining with collagen sponges on tendon-bone healing in rabbits.

Bing WeiChao WangCheng YanBushun TangXiaofei YuHui ZhangLixia Tang Qing Wang

Published in: Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (2020)

CS treatment alone serves as a fixing support, and CS combining with growth factors OPG/BMP-2 ensures slow and stable release of OPG/BMP-2, significantly improves the tendon-bone healing in the rabbit ACL model.

Keyphrases

bone regeneration
bone mineral density
mesenchymal stem cells
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
soft tissue
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toll like receptor
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tissue engineering