Research Article

FGF-2-Induced Human Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded on a Human Acellular Amniotic Membrane Scaffold Accelerated Tendon-to-Bone Healing in a Rabbit Extra-Articular Model

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Animal surgical procedure. (a) Brief schematic diagram of the surgery. (b) The skin was sterilized. (c, d) Partial-thickness Achilles tendon of the left hind limb was harvested. (e) Bone tunnel was made in the proximal tibia of the right hind limb. (f) The Achilles tendon graft with four different treatments was passed through the bone tunnel.
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