Biochemistry and biomechanics of healing tendon: Part I. Effects of rigid plaster casts and functional casts

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 788-793

  Stehno Bittel, Lisa ^a   Reddy, G Kesava ^a   Gum, Steven ^a   Enwemeka, Chukuka S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen cross links; Collagen synthesis; Polyurethane cast; Tendon healing; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HEALING; HUMAN; PLASTER CAST; TENDON INJURY; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CASTS, SURGICAL; COLLAGEN; RABBITS; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031744635     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199806000-00002     Document Type: Article

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