The early effect of ibuprofen on the mechanical properties of healing medial collateral ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 738-741

  Moorman III, Claude T ^a   Kukreti, Udita ^a   Fenton, David C ^a   Belkoff, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Shock Trauma Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0032729104     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270060901     Document Type: Article

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