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Cryopreservation of intact human articular cartilage by Jomha, N.M, Lavoie, G, Muldrew, K, Schachar, N.S, McGann, L.E

“…Damaged articular cartilage (AC) impairs joint function and many treatment techniques are being investigated to determine their long term results. Successful…”
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Groin soft tissue tumors-a challenge for local control and reconstruction: A prospective cohort analysis by Mack, L.A., Temple, Walley J., DeHaas, W.G., Schachar, N., Morris, D.G., Kurien, E.

“…Background and Objectives Groin soft tissue tumors are associated with high local recurrence rates of 16–48% and postoperative complications in 40–68%…”
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Evidence of chondrocyte repopulation in adult ovine articular cartilage following cryoinjury and long-term transplantation by Muldrew, K., Chung, M., Novak, K., Schachar, N.S., Zernicke, R.F., McGann, L.E., Rattner, J.B., Matyas, J.R.

“…Objective To characterize the response of articular chondrocytes to a specific cryoinjury that leads to cluster formation following long-term transplantation…”
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Collagen fibril structure of normal, aging, and osteoarthritic cartilage by Hwang, W S, Li, B, Jin, L H, Ngo, K, Schachar, N S, Hughes, G N

“…The collagen architecture in normal, aging, and osteoarthritic articular cartilage was studied optically using a new silver staining technique based on…”
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Cryobiology of Articular Cartilage: Ice Morphology and Recovery of Chondrocytes by Muldrew, Ken, Novak, Kelli, Yang, Hongyou, Zernicke, Ronald, Schachar, Norman S., McGann, Locksley E.

“…The cryopreservation of articular cartilage chondrocytes has been achieved with cells isolated from the cartilage matrix but has found only limited success…”
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High-dose melphalan +/- total body irradiation and autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue for adult patients with Ewing's sarcoma or peripheral neuroectodermal tumor by Stewart, D A, Gyonyor, E, Paterson, A H, Arthur, K, Temple, W, Schachar, N S, Klassen, J, Brown, C, Russell, J A

“…The role of high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in the treatment of patients with Ewing's sarcoma (EWS) remains uncertain. From…”
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A modified eilber protocol provides maximum local control and minimum major morbidity in soft tissue sarcoma by Mack, L. A., Crowe, P. J., Temple, W. J., Schachar, N. S., Yang, J. L., Morris, D. G., Kurien, E., Lindsay, R. L., Magi, E., DeHaas, W. G.

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The effect of cryopreservation on the biomechanical behavior of bovine articular cartilage by Kiefer, G N, Sundby, K, McAllister, D, Shrive, N G, Frank, C B, Lam, T, Schachar, N S

“…The short-term effect of cryopreservation on specific mechanical behaviors of bovine articular cartilage has been investigated. A flat-ended nonporous indentor…”
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Metabolic and biochemical status of articular cartilage following cryopreservation and transplantation: a rabbit model by Schachar, N, McAllister, D, Stevenson, M, Novak, K, McGann, L

“…To determine the fate of transplanted cryopreserved articular cartilage, an animal model employing the proximal humerus in the rabbit has been developed…”
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Musculoskeletal images. Desmoplastic fibroma of the thigh by Schachar, N, DiFrancesco, L, Temple, W

“…Desmoplastic fibroma is a rare primary bone tumour first described by Jaffe in 1958. It is characterized by a locally aggressive spindle cell tumour that…”
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Metabolic activity of bovine articular cartilage during refrigerated storage by Schachar, N S, Cucheran, D J, McGann, L E, Novak, K A, Frank, C B

“…The ability of the chondrocytes in intact bovine articular cartilage (AC) to synthesize glycosaminoglycans (GAG) during short-term refrigerated storage was…”
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Transplantation of cryopreserved osteochondral Dowel allografts for repair of focal articular defects in an ovine model by Schachar, N S, Novak, K, Hurtig, M, Muldrew, K, McPherson, R, Wohl, G, Zernicke, R F, McGann, L E

“…The purpose of this study was to test whether successful cryopreservation of osteochondral tissue is possible and whether, with the appropriate surgical…”
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Ultrastructural changes of articular cartilage chondrocytes associated with freeze-thawing by Tavakol, K, Miller, R G, Bazett-Jones, D P, Hwang, W S, McGann, L E, Schachar, N S

“…In an attempt to justify the use of cryopreserved versus fresh articular cartilage (AC) allografts, we used transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study the…”
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Transplantation of Articular Cartilage Following a Step-Cooling Cryopreservation Protocol by Muldrew, Ken, Novak, Kelli, Studholme, Chris, Wohl, Greg, Zernicke, Ronald, Schachar, Norman S., McGann, Locksley E.

“…Using a step-cooling cryopreservation protocol that held the tissue 60 min at −4°C, 30 min at −8°C, and 10 min at −40°C before plunging into liquid nitrogen,…”
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Investigations of low-temperature storage of articular cartilage for transplantation by Schachar, N S, McGann, L E

“…Isolated bovine articular cartilage chondrocytes and intact slices of cartilage were investigated to determine the effects of low-temperature cryopreservation…”
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Natural history of healing in the repaired medial collateral ligament by Frank, C, Schachar, N, Dittrich, D

“…The purpose of this study was to assess morphologically the healing of repaired medial collateral ligaments (MCLs) in a rabbit model. Healing ligaments were…”
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Kinetics of osmotic water movement in chondrocytes isolated from articular cartilage and applications to cryopreservation by McGann, L E, Stevenson, M, Muldrew, K, Schachar, N

“…The ability of chondrocytes to survive conditions encountered during cryopreservation depends on the responses of the cells to the physiochemical changes that…”
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Prospective cohort study of neoadjuvant treatment in conservative surgery of soft tissue sarcomas by Temple, W J, Temple, C L, Arthur, K, Schachar, N S, Paterson, A H, Crabtree, T S

“…1994 marked a decade since the inception of a prospective population-based study on the value of neoadjuvant approach for soft tissue sarcomas of head, neck,…”
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Articular cartilage joint surface reconstruction techniques by Schachar, N S, Novak, K, Muldrew, K, Zernicke, R F, McGann, L E

“…There is renewed interest in joint surface reconstruction using a variety of new and evolving techniques for articular cartilage resurfacing. Neochondrogenesis…”
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Osteochondral dowel transplantation for repair of focal defects in the knee: an outcome study using an ovine model by Hurtig, M.B. (University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.), Novak, K, McPherson, R, McFadden, S, McGann, L.E, Muldrew, K, Schachar, N.S

“…Objective—A model system was developed to objectively assess the quality of articular cartilage after surgical reconstruction of focal defects in the medial…”
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