Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 70-75 , June 2010

Fifty Years of Cartilage Research in Pittsburgh—A Department's Contribution to Cartilage Tissue Engineering

  • Verena M. Schreiber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Carola F. van Eck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Orthopaedic Research Centre Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Wei Shen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Freddie H. Fu, MD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Freddie H. Fu, MD, DSc, Kaufman Building Suite 1011, 3471 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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 The authors did not receive any outside funding or grants in support of their research for or preparation of this work. They did not receive payments or other benefits from a commercial entity. No commercial entity paid or directed any benefits to any research or clinical organization with which the authors are affiliated or associated. The aforementioned also applies to the authors' immediate families.

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.10.012

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 70-75 , June 2010

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