Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 112-118 , January 2006

Rotator cuff regeneration using chitin fabric as an acellular matrix

  • Tadanao Funakoshi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • Frontier Research Center for Post-genomic Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tadanao Funakoshi, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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  • Tokifumi Majima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • Frontier Research Center for Post-genomic Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Naoki Suenaga, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Norimasa Iwasaki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • Frontier Research Center for Post-genomic Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Shintaro Yamane, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • Frontier Research Center for Post-genomic Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Akio Minami, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • Frontier Research Center for Post-genomic Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.05.012

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 112-118 , January 2006

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