Publications - 2008

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Moalli PA, Debes KM, Meyn LA, Howden NS, Abramowitch SD. Hormones restore biomechanical properties of the vagina and supportive tissues after surgical menopause in young rats. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Aug;199(2):161.e1-8.

Moalli PA, Papas N, Menefee S, Albo M, Meyn L, Abramowitch SD. Tensile properties of five commonly used mid-urethral slings relative to the TVT. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 May;19(5):655-63.

Alperin M, Debes K, Abramowitch SD, Meyn L, Moalli PA. LOXL1 deficiency negatively impacts the biomechanical properties of the mouse vagina and supportive tissues. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 Jul;19(7):977-86.

Moore SM, Stehle JH, Rainis EJ, McMahon PJ, Debski RE. The current anatomical description of the inferior glenohumeral ligament does not correlate with its functional role in positions of external rotation. J Orthop Res. 2008 Dec;26(12):1598-604.

Almarza AJ, Augustine SM, Woo SL-Y. Changes in Gene Expression of Matrix Constituents with Respect to Passage of Ligament and Tendon Fibroblasts. Ann Biomed Eng. 2008 Dec;36(12):1927-33.

Almarza AJ, Yang G, Woo SL-Y, Nguyen T, Abramowitch SD.Positive changes in bone marrow-derived cells in response to culture on an aligned bioscaffold. Tissue Eng Part A. 2008 Sep;14(9):1489-95.

Woo SL-Y, Fisher MB, Feola AJ.Contribution of biomechanics to management of ligament and tendon injuries. Mol Cell Biomech. 2008 Mar;5(1):49-68. Review.

Liang R, Woo SL-Y, Nguyen TD, Liu PC, Almarza A. Effects of a bioscaffold on collagen fibrillogenesis in healing medial collateral ligament in rabbits. J Orthop Res. 2008 Aug;26(8):1098-104.

Karaoglu S, B Fisher M, Woo SL-Y, Fu YC, Liang R, Abramowitch SD. Use of a bioscaffold to improve healing of a patellar tendon defect after graft harvest for ACL reconstruction: A study in rabbits. J Orthop Res. 2008 Feb;26(2):255-63.

Book Chapter

Woo SL-Y, Almarza, AJ, Liang R. and Fisher BM. Functional tissue engineering of ligament and tendon injuries in Translational Approaches in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Eds. J. Mao, G. Vunjak-Novakovic, A. Mikos and A. Atala, Artech House, Norwood, Massachusetts, Chapter 9, pp. 163-179, 2008.

Woo SL-Y, Almarza AJ, Karaoglu S, Abramowitch SD. Functional tissue engineering of ligament and tendon Injuries in Principles of Regenerative Medicine.Eds. A. Atala, R. Lanza, J.A. Thomas and R. Nerem, Elsevier, Inc., Chapter 7, pp. 1206-1231, 2008.

McMahon PJ, Debski RE, Kinematics and Kinesiology of the Shoulder in Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Shoulder and Elbow 3^rd Ed. Eds. Galatz LM, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Section 1, Chapter 4, pp.41-51, 2008.