Effects of postmortem freezing on tensile failure properties of rabbit extensor digitorum longus muscle tendon complex

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 830-833

  Leitschuh, P H ^a   Doherty, T J ^a   Taylor, D C ^a   Brooks, D E ^a   Ryan, J B ^a  

^a W Beaumont Army Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LOADS (FORCES); MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TENDONS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TISSUE CULTURE;

EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; MUSCLE TENDON COMPLEX; TENSILE FAILURES;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TENDON; TENDON RUPTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030250743     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100140522     Document Type: Article

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