Robert Lane Smith
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The effect of suture coated with mesenchymal stem cells and bioactive substrate on tendon repair strength in a rat model.
J Hand Surg Am. 2012; (8): 1639-45
Exogenously administered mesenchymal stem cells and bioactive molecules are known to enhance tendon healing. Biomolecules have been successfully delivered using sutures that elute growth factors over time. We sought to evaluate the histologic and biomechanical effect of delivering both cells and bioactive substrates on a suture delivery vehicle in comparison with sutures coated with bioactive substrates alone.
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