1. Preface

   • Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

   Preface Pages: 1 - 1

2. Design Characteristics for the Tissue Engineering of Cartilaginous Tissues

   • Alejandro J. Almarza
   • Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2 - 17

3. Mechanical Modulation of Cartilage Structure and Function During Embryogenesis in the Chick

   • Borjana Mikic
   • Arin Lynn Isenstein
   • Abhinav Chhabra

   OriginalPaper Pages: 18 - 25

4. Scaffolds for Articular Cartilage Repair

   • Sally R. Frenkel
   • Paul E. Di Cesare

   OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 34

5. A Paradigm for Functional Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage via Applied Physiologic Deformational Loading

   • Clark T. Hung
   • Robert L. Mauck
   • Gerard A. Ateshian

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 49

6. Chondrogenic Differentiation of Adult Dermal Fibroblasts

   • M. M. French
   • S. Rose
   • K. A. Athanasiou

   OriginalPaper Pages: 50 - 56

7. Repair of Extensive Articular Cartilage Defects in Horses by Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation

   • L.-F. Litzke
   • E. Wagner
   • J. Libera

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 69

8. Intervertebral Disc Mechanics Are Restored Following Cyclic Loading and Unloaded Recovery

   • Wade Johannessen
   • Edward J. Vresilovic
   • Dawn M. Elliott

   OriginalPaper Pages: 70 - 76

9. Evolution of Vertebroplasty: A Biomechanical Perspective

   • Kay Sun
   • Michael A. K. Liebschner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 91

10. A Nonlinear Hyperelastic Mixture Theory Model for Anisotropy, Transport, and Swelling of Annulus Fibrosus

    • Daniel D. N. Sun
    • Kam W. Leong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 92 - 102

11. The Role of F-Actin in Hypo-Osmotically Induced Cell Volume Change and Calcium Signaling in Anulus Fibrosus Cells

    • Scott Pritchard
    • Farshid Guilak

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 111

12. Bone Tissue Engineering Using Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Effects of Scaffold Material and Medium Flow

    • Lorenz Meinel
    • Vassilis Karageorgiou
    • Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

    OriginalPaper Pages: 112 - 122

13. The Toughness of Cortical Bone and Its Relationship with Age

    • Xiaodu Wang
    • Sreekar Puram

    OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 135

14. Genetic Modification of Stem Cells to Enhance Bone Repair

    • Seth C. Gamradt
    • Jay R. Lieberman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 136 - 147

15. Engineering Structurally Organized Cartilage and Bone Tissues

    • Blanka Sharma
    • Jennifer H. Elisseeff

    OriginalPaper Pages: 148 - 159

16. Bone Marrow Stromal Cells (BMSCs) in Bone Engineering: Limitations and Recent Advances

    • Anna R. Derubeis
    • Ranieri Cancedda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 160 - 165

17. The Principle of Margin Convergence in Rotator Cuff Repair as a Means of Strain Reduction at the Tear Margin

    • Stephen S. Burkhart

    OriginalPaper Pages: 166 - 170

18. Bioabsorbable Implants: Review of Clinical Experience in Orthopedic Surgery

    • Catherine G. Ambrose
    • Thomas Oscar Clanton

    ReviewPaper Pages: 171 - 177

19. Thanks to Reviewers

    Editorial Commentary Pages: 178 - 180

20. Information for Authors

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 181 - 187