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Fig. 5

From: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a rabbit model using a silk-collagen scaffold modified by hydroxyapatite at both ends: a histological and biomechanical study

Fig. 5

HE staining of the tendon-bone interface. Ingrowth of trabecular bone into the graft was observed in the S group, similar to the findings of our previous study (a). Massive trabecular bone formation in the core area of the graft was observed in the HA group (b). Safranin O staining revealed more mature osteointegration at the tendon-bone interface in the HA group (d) than in the S group (c). b, bone; if, interface; g, graft

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X