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ArticleClinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)2019

Effects of tissue culture on the biomechanical properties of porcine meniscus explants.

Victor Taylor, Justin Hicks, Cristin Ferguson, Jeffrey Willey, Kerry Danelson

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Article in Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Victor TaylorDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States of America; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 I St NW, Washington, D.C. 20052, United States of America.. Electronic address: vwtaylorii@gwu.edu.
Justin HicksDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States of America; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, 660 S Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States of America.
Cristin FergusonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States of America.
Jeffrey WilleyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States of America; Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States of America.
Kerry DanelsonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States of America.

Funding

Postdoctoral Research, Instruction, and Mentoring Experience (PRIME)K12GM102773 · NIGMS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HOWLETT, ALLYN C · 2013 to 2018
$2.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM102773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe meniscus is critical for the normal functioning of the knee joint. The specific aim of this study was to validate an in vitro culture model of meniscus explants for testing the impact of culture conditions on meniscus biomechanical properties. We hypothesized that culturing menisci in the presence of intermediate and high concentration of serum would have a positive effect on the compressive stiffness of the meniscus.

methodsUnconstrained microindentation testing was performed on porcine meniscus explants cultured with varying concentrations 1%, 5%, or 10% of fetal bovine serum media. Meniscus explants that were not cultured were used as a control. These tests quantified the Young's Modulus of the listed groups of cultured and uncultured explant tissues.

findingsThe Young's modulus for 10% cultured explants were significantly higher compared to the control, 1%, and 5% cultured meniscus explants. There was no statistical significance when the Young's modulus between control, 1%, and 5% cultured explants were compared.

interpretationThese results suggest that low concentrations of serum do not impart an anabolic effect on meniscus tissue explant biomechanical properties.

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Tissue Culture TechniquesAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaElastic ModulusFemaleMenisci, TibialMeniscusPressureSwineTissue TransplantationCulture modelMeniscusMicroindentation

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PMID31330461
PMCPMC7303885

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