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BL
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721089
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b540793
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edited by Johnny Huard, Freddie H. Fu.
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Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering in Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine\ edited by Johnny Huard, Freddie H. Fu.
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Boston, MA: Birkhäuser Boston, 2000
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Methods in bioengineering.
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(xvi, 286 pages 51 illustrations)
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0817640711
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: 1461221269
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: 9780817640712
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: 9781461221265
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I: Background --;1. Gene Therapy in Orthopaedics --;2. The Use of Different Viral Vectors and Strategies for Gene Transfer to the Musculoskeletal System --;II: Gene Therapy Applications for the Musculoskeletal System --;3. Regional Gene Therapy for Hard Tissues --;4. Potential Applications of Gene Therapy to the Treatment of Spinal Disorders --;5. The Development of Approaches Based on Gene Therapy to Improve Muscle Healing Following Injury --;6. Nonviral Gene Therapy: Application in the Repair of Osteochondral Articular Defects --;7. The Potential of Gene Therapy for Osteogenesis Imperfecta --;8. The Role of Nitric Oxide as a Candidate Molecule for Gene Therapy in Sports Injuries --;III: Tissue Engineering in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine --;9. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering --;10. Tissue Engineering of Ligament Healing --;11. Muscle-Based Tissue Engineering for Orthopaedic Applications --;12. Application of Tissue Engineering to Cartilage Repair --;IV: Hurdles and Development of New Vectors for Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering --;13. Immune Reaction Following Cell and Gene Therapy --;14. Vectors for Gene Transfer to Joints --;15. Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) for Musculoskeletal Gene Transfer.
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This book has been written in response to the many physicians and scien- tists working on the development of biological approaches to providing therapies for many orthopaedic disorders as well as to improving the healing of many tissues of the musculoskeletal system.
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Medicine.
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Orthopedics.
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Sports medicine.
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Freddie H Fu
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Johnny Huard
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