Localized osteoarticular change due to joint immobilization; Biomechanical test and bone densitometry in rat's hind limb model

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 129-132

  Akai, M ^a   Shirasaki, Y ^b   Tateishi, T ^b   Yasuoka, S ^c  

^a TSUKUBA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c Yasuoka Orthopaedic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR HEAD; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; TIBIA; TIME;

EID: 0031045611     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00426060     Document Type: Article

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