The Sheep as an Animal Model in Orthopaedic Research

The use of sheep as model in remodeling process in cancelous and cortical bone for the assessment of new orthopaedic biomaterials and implants, in biomechanical studies and as model for tissue-engineered bone constructs has been described in the literature. Sheep are a well accepted model for in viv...

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Main Author: Potes, J.C. (author)
Other Authors: Reis, J. (author), Capela e Silva, Fernando (author), Relvas, C. (author), Cabrita, A.S. (author), Simões, J.A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/1548
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/1548