First Biomimetic Fixation for Resurfacing Arthroplasty: Investigation in Swine of a Prototype Partial Knee Endoprosthesis

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Diagram of articular hyaline cartilage and subchondral bone with interdigitations interlocking with trabeculae of cancellous bone vs. the first biomimetic fixation of components of resurfacing arthroplasty endoprostheses by means of the multispiked connecting scaffold (MSC-Scaffold).