Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Influence Early Tendon-Healing in a Rabbit Achilles Tendon Model by Alphonsus K.S. Chong, Abel D. Ang, James C.H. Goh, James H.P. Hui, Aymeric Y.T. Lim, Eng Hin Lee, and Beng Hai Lim J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 89(1):74-81 January 1, 2007 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Diagrams showing how the nuclear aspect ratio (NAR) and the nuclear orientation angle (NOA) are calculated. Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Graph depicting the average cross-sectional area of the repair site at each time-point. Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Graph depicting the measure of cellularity around the repair site for hematoxylin and eosin- stained sections over time, expressed as percentage of normal. Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Representative images from collagen I immunohistochemistry studies performed at three weeks. Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Alphonsus K.S. Chong et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:74-81 ©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.