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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2011 Jun;11(2):163–173.

Figure 1. Tissue Engineering Decision Tree (TEDT).

Figure 1

With a near infinite number of possible TEC factors, we need to identify a process to limit those possibilities. We propose to establish relationships among TEC factors and evaluation milestones during all experimental stages and halt experiments that will not lead to improved repair since each successive experimental stage increases time and cost. The goal of our process is reduce the investment (time and money) required for creating effective repairs.