Medial collateral ligament healing one year after a concurrent medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament injury: An interdisciplinary study in rabbits

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-227

  Yamaji, T ^a   Levine, R E ^a   Woo, S L Y ^a   Niyibizi, C ^a   Kavalkovich, K W ^a   Weaver Green, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT;

LIGAMENTS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030110941     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100140209     Document Type: Article

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