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1Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology,Indiana University School of Medicine, 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,Indiana University School of Medicine, 3Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health,Indiana University School of Medicine, 4School of Mechanical Engineering,Purdue University, 5Large Animal Resource Center,Indiana University School of Medicine, 6Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering,Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 00:47Animal Preparation
- 01:49Surgical Exposure
- 03:36Impact of the Femoral Condyle
- 05:25Surgical Site Closure
- 06:23Results: Assessing Osteoarthritis Severity and Apoptotic Chondrocytes in the Impacted Medial Femoral Condyle
- 07:58Conclusion
The open medial femoral condyle impact model in rabbits is reliable for studying post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) and novel therapeutic strategies to mitigate PTOA progression. This protocol generates an isolated cartilage defect of the posterior medial femoral condyle in rabbits using a carriage-based drop tower with an impactor head.
