Rafael Villalba-Montoro

Dr. Rafael Villalba-Montoro

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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 July 2011 in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
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RVRafael Villalba-Montoro
Rafael Villalba-Montoro
José Peña-AmaroJosé Peña-Amaro
José Peña-Amaro
PNP. Navarro
P. Navarro
ELE. Luque
E. Luque
IJI. Jimena
I. Jimena
JVJ. L. Gómez Villagrán
J. L. Gómez Villagrán

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FLFernando Leiva-Cepas
Fernando Leiva-Cepas
ABAlberto Benito-Ysamat
Alberto Benito-Ysamat
IJIgnacio Jimena
Ignacio Jimena
FJFernando Jimenez-Diaz
Fernando Jimenez-Diaz
MGMaría Jesús Gil-Belmonte
María Jesús Gil-Belmonte
José Peña-AmaroJosé Peña-Amaro
José Peña-Amaro
Different types of scaffolds are used to reconstruct muscle volume loss injuries. In this experimental study, we correlated ultrasound observations with histological findings in a muscle volume loss injury reconstructed with autologous adipose tissue. The outcome is compared with decellularized and porous matrix implants. Autologous adipose tissue, decellularized matrix, and a porous collagen matrix were implanted in volumetric muscle loss (VML) injuries generated on the anterior tibial muscles of Wistar rats. Sixty days after implantation, ultrasound findings were compared with histological and histomorphometric analysis. The muscles with an autologous adipose tissue implant exhibited an ultrasound pattern that was quite similar to that of the regenerative control muscles. From a histological point of view, the defects had been occupied by newly formed muscle tissue with certain structural abnormalities that would explain the differences between the ultrasound patterns of the normal control muscles and the regenerated ones. While the decellularized muscle matrix implant resulted in fibrosis and an inflammatory response, the porous collagen matrix implant was replaced by regenerative muscle fibers with neurogenic atrophy and fibrosis. In both cases, the ultrasound images reflected echogenic, echotextural, and vascular changes compatible with the histological findings of failed muscle regeneration. The ultrasound analysis confirmed the histological findings observed in the VML injuries reconstructed by autologous adipose tissue implantation. Ultrasound can be a useful tool for evaluating the structure of muscles reconstructed through tissue engineering.

1 December 2004 in Cell and Tissue Banking
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RVRafael Villalba-Montoro
Rafael Villalba-Montoro
José Peña-AmaroJosé Peña-Amaro
José Peña-Amaro
ELE. Luque
E. Luque
JVJ.M. Villalba
J.M. Villalba
JGJ.L. Gómez-Villagrán
J.L. Gómez-Villagrán

15 March 2014 in Cell and Tissue Banking
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RVRafael Villalba-Montoro
Rafael Villalba-Montoro
AJA. Jiménez
A. Jiménez
GFG. Fornés
G. Fornés
MEM. Eisman
M. Eisman
JVJ. L. Gómez Villagrán
J. L. Gómez Villagrán

26 August 2019 in Cell and Tissue Banking
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JIJacinto Sánchez Ibáñez
Jacinto Sánchez Ibáñez
AVA. Vilarrodona A. Vilarrodona
A. Vilarrodona A. Vilarrodona
TSTeresa Seoane-Pillado
Teresa Seoane-Pillado
CAClara Rodriguez Aierbe
Clara Rodriguez Aierbe
RVRafael Villalba-Montoro
Rafael Villalba-Montoro
SSSILVIA SAULEDA
SILVIA SAULEDA

18 May 2012 in Cell and Tissue Banking
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RVRafael Villalba-Montoro
Rafael Villalba-Montoro
FSFranciaco Solis
Franciaco Solis
GFG. Fornés
G. Fornés
AJA. Jimenez
A. Jimenez
MEM. Eisman
M. Eisman
JVJ. L. Gómez Villagrán
J. L. Gómez Villagrán