Biomechanical and histological changes in the patellar tendon after in situ freezing: An experimental study in rabbits

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 207-213

  Ohno, Kazunori ^a   Yasuda, K ^a   Yamamoto, N ^b   Kaneda, K ^a   Hayashi, K ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanical property; Fibroblast necrosis; Histology; in situ freezing; Patellar tendon; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; ELASTIC MODULI; FREEZING; FROST EFFECTS; GRAFTS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; NITROGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FIBROBLAST NECROSIS; FREEZE INDUCED NECROSIS; HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES; IN SITU FREEZING; PATELLAR TENDON; TISSUE REMODELLING;

TENDONS;

COLLAGEN; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RIGIDITY; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME; TISSUE NECROSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0030175411     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0268-0033(95)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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