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We also aimed to characterize a murine model of ACL reconstruction to allow future study of the molecular mechanisms of healing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seventy-nine mice underwent reconstruction of the ACL with autograft. Healing was assessed using histology in 12 mice and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) gene-expression analysis in 3 mice at 1 week postoperatively (Group-1 mice) and by biomechanical analysis in 7, histological analysis in 7, immunohistochemical analysis in 5, microcomputed tomography analysis in 5, and qRT-PCR analyses in 8 at 2 weeks (Group-2 mice) and 4 weeks (Group-3 mice) postoperatively. Fifteen additional mice did not undergo surgery and were used for biomechanical (7 mice), qRT-PCR (3 mice), and immunohistochemical (5 mice) analyses to obtain baseline data for the native ACL.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Histological analysis demonstrated healing by formation of fibrovascular tissue at the tendon-bone interface. Immunohistochemical analysis showed a positive expression of proteins in the Indian hedgehog, Wnt, and parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) pathways. There was minimal Sox-9 expression. Gene-expression analysis showed an initial increase in markers of tissue repair and turnover, followed by a subsequent decline. Mean failure force and stiffness of the native ACL were 5.60 N and 3.44 N\/mm, respectively. Mean failure force and stiffness were 1.29 N and 2.28 N\/mm, respectively, in Group 2 and were 1.79 N and 2.59 N\/mm, respectively, in Group 3, with 12 of 14 failures in these study groups occurring by tunnel pull-out.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The spatial and temporal pattern of expression of signaling molecules that direct embryologic insertion-site formation was not adequate to restore the structure and composition of the native insertion site.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Development of a murine model to study ACL reconstruction will allow the use of transgenic animals to investigate the cellular, molecular, and biomechanical aspects of tendon-to-bone healing following ACL reconstruction, ultimately suggesting methods to improve healing in patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2106\/jbjs.16.01066","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,8,1]],"date-time":"2018-08-01T18:55:19Z","timestamp":1533149719000},"page":"e102","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Expression of Signaling Molecules Involved in Embryonic Development of the Insertion Site Is Inadequate for Reformation of the Native Enthesis"],"prefix":"10.2106","volume":"100","author":[{"given":"Xiang-Hua","family":"Deng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amir","family":"Lebaschi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher L.","family":"Camp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY"},{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Camila B.","family":"Carballo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nathan W.","family":"Coleman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianchun","family":"Zong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brian M.","family":"Grawe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0745-9880","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Scott A.","family":"Rodeo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,8,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"bib1-20230810","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"344","DOI":"10.1177\/036354659402200309","article-title":"An analysis of autograft fixation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a rabbit model","volume":"22","author":"Grana","year":"1994","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med."},{"issue":"12","key":"bib2-20230810","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1795","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-199312000-00009","article-title":"Tendon-healing in a bone tunnel. 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