Tissue engineering approaches for the repair and regeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament: towards 3D bioprinted ACL-on-chip.

E Bakirci, OT Guenat, SS Ahmad… - European cells & …, 2022 - boris.unibe.ch
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most frequently injured ligament in the knee. The
current method to treat the injured ligament is reconstruction using autografts and allografts …

Ligament tissue engineering: an evolutionary materials science approach

CT Laurencin, JW Freeman - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is important for knee stabilization. Unfortunately, it is
also the most commonly injured intra-articular ligament. Due to poor vascularization, the …

Biomimetic tissue-engineered anterior cruciate ligament replacement

JA Cooper Jr, JS Sahota, WJ Gorum… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
There are> 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures each year in the United
States, and, due to the poor healing properties of the ACL, surgical reconstruction with …

Recent advancements in ligament tissue engineering: the use of various techniques and materials for ACL repair

JW Freeman, AL Kwansa - Recent Patents on Biomedical …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is important for knee stability and kinematics.
Unfortunately, it is also the most commonly injured ligament of the knee and due to its poor …

Tissue engineering options for ligament healing

JW Freeman - Bone and Tissue Regeneration Insights, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of five ligaments in the knee that are important
for stability and kinematics. It is also the most commonly injured ligament of the knee and …

Current tissue engineering strategies in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

NL Leong, FA Petrigliano… - Journal of biomedical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common ligamentous
injuries of the knee. Limitations of allografts and autografts in ACL reconstruction as well as …

Tissue engineering for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a review of current strategies

FA Petrigliano, DR McAllister, BM Wu - Arthroscopy: The Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one the most commonly injured ligaments of the
knee. Chronic ACL insufficiency can result in episodic instability, chondral and meniscal …

Ligament tissue engineering and its potential role in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

EW Yates, A Rupani, GT Foley, WS Khan… - Stem cells …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering is an emerging discipline that combines the principle of science and
engineering. It offers an unlimited source of natural tissue substitutes and by using …

Three-dimensional engineered bone–ligament–bone constructs for anterior cruciate ligament replacement

J Ma, MJ Smietana, TY Kostrominova… - … engineering part A, 2012 - liebertpub.com
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a major stabilizer of the knee, is commonly injured.
Because of its intrinsic poor healing ability, a torn ACL is usually reconstructed by a graft. We …

Biomaterials and scaffolds for ligament tissue engineering

Z Ge, F Yang, JCH Goh… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering has achieved much progress in an attempt to improve and recover
impaired functions of tissues and organs. Although many studies have been done, progress …