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JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS
Volume 84B, Issue 1, Pages 286-290Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30872
Keywords
animal model; in vivo; biocompatibility; CT scan; polymethylmetacrylate
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The murine femoral intramedullary injection model is frequently used to examine the in vivo effects of biomaterials or cancer cells. The surgical technique includes a knee arthrotomy with patellar dislocation for intramedullary access. This study examined a less invasive surgical approach of direct injection of particles via the transpatellar tendon without patellar dislocation. By using polymethylmethacryllate injection and mu CT scan, we found that, compared with the traditional technique, this new approach was more reproducible, less time consuming, and achieved identical volumes of intramedullary injections. Animal morbidity and the biomechanics of the joints were also improved as a result of the simplified procedure. Furthermore, our study suggested that an intramedullary volume in excess of 10 mu L can lead to major vascular filling and so should be avoided. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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