A new model for experimental tendon adhesions in the chicken

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-210

  Jaibaji, Moneer ^a,d   Brody, Garry S ^a   Rodgers, Kathleen ^b   Espinoza, Theresa ^b   Roda, Norma ^b   Maldonado, Sonya ^b   Pines, Eli ^c   DiZerega, Gere ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Life Medical Sciences   (United States)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADHESION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; HAND FUNCTION; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SHEATH; TENDON SURGERY;

EID: 0033951139     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200044020-00013     Document Type: Article

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