Quality of scaffold fixation in a human cadaver knee model J.E.J. Bekkers, A.I. Tsuchida, J. Malda, L.B. Creemers, R.J.M. Castelein, D.B.F. Saris, W.J.A. Dhert Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 266-272 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.09.001 Copyright © 2009 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 The PEOT/PBT polymer scaffold and the applied test setup. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2010 18, 266-272DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2009.09.001) Copyright © 2009 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Scaffold fixation techniques. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2010 18, 266-272DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2009.09.001) Copyright © 2009 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Confocal stereomicroscopic pictures of the scaffolds after fixation. Representative stereomicroscopic pictures of scaffolds after 150 CPM cycles for the applied fixation techniques (BP (A), CS (B), FG (C) and TS sutures (D)) showing a disorganized collapsed scaffold composition with full-thickness fissures or partial scaffold loss for techniques A, B and D. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2010 18, 266-272DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2009.09.001) Copyright © 2009 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Endpoint fixation. Endpoint fixation score per fixation technique (+P=0.01). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2010 18, 266-272DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2009.09.001) Copyright © 2009 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions