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J Orthop Res 28:1355�C1359, 2010 ""Medial meniscus destabilization (MMD) is a surgical insult technique for modeling osteoarthritis (OA) by replicating chronic abnormal cartilage loading in animal joints in vivo. The present study aimed to characterize the immediate biomechanical effects (ex vivo) and short-term histological consequences (in vivo) of MMD in the rabbit knee. In a compressive loading test, contact stress distribution in the medial compartment was measured in eight cadaver rabbit knees, initially with all major joint structures uninjured (Baseline), after MMD, and finally after total medial meniscectomy (TMM). Similarly, the effects on sagittal joint stability were determined in an anterior�Cposterior drawer test. These biomechanical (ex vivo) data indicated that both MMD and TMM caused significant (p?1.5-fold) elevation of peak local contact selleck chemical stress in the medial compartment, Oxymatrine while leaving whole-joint stability nearly unchanged. Histological consequences in vivo were assessed in a short-term (8-week) survival series of MMD or TMM (five animals for each group), and both caused moderate cartilage degeneration in the medial compartment. The MMD insult, which is feasible through posterior arthrotomy alone, is as effective as TMM for modeling injurious-level chronic abnormal cartilage loading in the rabbit knee medial compartment in vivo, while minimizing potential confounding effects from whole-joint instability. ? 2013 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 31:1555�C1560, 2013. ""A central clinical challenge regarding the surgical treatment of bone and joint conditions is the eventual loosening of an orthopedic implant as a result of insufficient bone ingrowth at the bone�Cimplant interface. We investigated the in vivo effectiveness of a coating containing recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2)-loaded microspheres applied to acid-etched Ti6Al4V cylinders for implantation. Three groups of rabbits (24 per group) were used for implantation: (1) acid-etched Ti6Al4V implants coated with a mixture of rhBMP-2-loaded microspheres (125?ng rhBMP-2/mg Imatinib in vitro microspheres) and ��-butyl cyanoacrylate; (2) acid-etched, uncoated implants; and (3) bare, smooth uncoated implants. After implantation, 12 rabbits from each group were used for bone ingrowth determination at 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 12 weeks (2 rabbits per time point), while the remainder were used for histological analysis and push-out testing at 12 weeks. Scanning electron microscopy showed significant improvement in bone growth of the rhBMP-2 microspheres/��-butyl cyanoacrylate group compared with the other groups (p?