Serica scientists win AOSSM Award for ACL (knee) tissue regeneration in preclin...( nical Mechanical and Histopathological...)

nical, Mechanical and Histopathological Evaluation of a Bioengineered Long-Term Bioresorbable Silk Fibroin Graft in a One Year Goat Study for Development of a Functional Autologous Anterior Cruciate Ligament, was funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Serica Technologies, Inc. The very first source of funding which helped to initiate the broader research program began with a $15,000 First Time Investigator Grant from the AOSSM in 1999.

Since 1986, the Cabaud Memorial Award has been presented annually, by the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, for work that best exemplifies clinically relevant hypothesis-driven basic science research.

This award symbolizes what can be accomplished with a strong collaboration between engineers, scientists and surgeons who share a vision to advance medical science and improve patient care, said John C. Richmond, MD, Chair, Department of Orthopedics, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, and a co-author of the paper. We are excited by the potential of this device in ACL repair. An acknowledged expert in this area of medicine, Dr. Richmond has conducted more than 5,000 ACL and Rotator Cuff Tendon (RCT) reconstructive surgeries over the past 25 years.

Dr. Altman founded Serica in 1998, after completing his undergraduate and graduate studies at Tufts University, where he ruptured his ACL playing varsity football. His ACL repair surgery was performed by Dr. Richmond. Following knee surgery, Dr. Altman experienced the debilitating side effects of ACL reconstruction. This experience inspired his doctoral work, during which time he developed the concept and technology that became the platform for the current Serica product portfolio under development.

The ACL, one of the four major ligaments of the knee, is the second most commonly injured knee ligament, and is a very common injury among athletes. Female athletes are known to have a higher risk of
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Spring Communications
13-Jul-2007

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