Fig. 1
From: Transcriptome profiling of a synergistic volumetric muscle loss repair strategy
Creation of VML injuries and subsequent repair strategies
(A) Rat tibialis anterior muscles were ablated with an 8 mm diameter biopsy punch to create a VML defect removing approximately 20% of muscle mass [57]. VML defects were immediately subjected to implant repair strategies (A-B) including minced muscle (MM), decellularized skeletal muscle (DSM), and a combination of the two (DSM + MM).