Vascular response of the meniscus to injury: Effects of immobilization

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 384-390

  Bray, Robert C ^a   Smith, Jacqueline A ^a   Eng, Michael K ^a   Leonard, Catherine A ^a   Sutherland, Craig A ^a   Salo, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT;

VASCULAR RESPONSES;

CELL IMMOBILIZATION;

MICROSPHERE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIMB; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0035018014     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(00)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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