Quantitative analysis of synovial fibrosis in the infrapatellar fat pad before and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-34

  Murakami, Shunichi ^a   Muneta, Takeshi ^a   Ezura, Yoichi ^a   Furuya, Kohtaro ^a   Yamamoto, Haruyasu ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MALACHITE GREEN; METHANOL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HAMSTRING; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PAIN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031013060     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500106     Document Type: Article

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