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Orthopaedic Interface Tissue Engineering
Soft tissue-to-bone interface are ubiquious in the body, and they are critical for joint motion and stabilization. Following the approach outlined below for interface tissue engineering, current reearch projects focus on the junction between soft tissue (e.g. tendon, ligament, cartilage) and bone due to its functional significance in musculoskeletal motion.
Project 1: Ligament-to-Bone Interface Tissue Engineering: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Grafts
Collaborators
Drs. S.P. Doty, S.A. Rodeo, A. Boskey and N. Camacho, Hospital for Special Surgery
Drs. E.E. Konofagou, X.E. Guo and C.T. Hung, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
Dr. F.H. Chen, National Institute of Health (NIH)
Project 2: Tendon-to-Bone Interface Tissue Engineering: Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair
Collaborator
Dr. W.N. Levine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University
Project 3: Cartilage-to-Bone Interface Tissue Engineering: Osteochondral Graft-Based Cartilage Repair
Collaborators
Drs. C.T. Hung, G.A. Ateshian, and V.C. Mow, Columbia University
Dr. F.H. Chen, National Institute of Health (NIAMS)