Tissue Engineering In Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice

By Linda J. Sandell

When will tissue-engineered materials be ready for the OR? How will they be introduced into clinics? What's available in the field now? Tissue Engineering answers these questions and brings insight into the potential for tissue engineering as a biological solution to the critical need for human tissues in orthopaedic surgery. This book is a compilation of the proceedings of the Tissue Engineering in Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice workshop held in Santa Fe, NM in January 2003. It is written by orthopaedic surgeons for practical application. Tissue Engineering addresses the present and future direction of the clinical, scientific and business aspects of the development and application of tissue engineered materials in orthopaedic surgery. Sections address clinical and marketing challenges, methodologies used in the construction of tissue engineered materials, as well as tissue engineering of bone, cartilage, ligament, tendon, meniscus, invertebral disk and muscle

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892033290
• ISBN13: 9780892033294
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• Length: 415 Pages