Characterization of the repair tissue after removal of the central one- third of the patellar ligament: An experimental study in a goat model

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 997-1006

  Proctor, Christopher S ^a,b   Jackson, Douglas W ^a,b   Simon, Timothy M ^a,b  

^a LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GOAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TISSUE REPAIR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030813978     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199707000-00005     Document Type: Article

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