Assertion: periosteum | /r/HasProperty | removed for this purpose
Facets:
value: to create the defect
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Group 3 included collagen sheets seeded with autologous PDCs tucked into the pockets; for this purpose, periosteum from the femoral mid‐diaphysis block, removed to create the defect, was resected and incubated in collagenase per protocols implemented previously to isolate PDCs from ovine and human periosteum [ 38 , 44 , 50 ].