Patellar tendon healing after removal of its central third: A morphologic evaluation in rabbits

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 92-101

  Milano, Giuseppe ^a   Gigante, Antonio ^b   Panni, Alfredo Schiavone ^c   Mulas, Pier Damiano ^a   Fabbriciani, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Histochemistry; Histomorphometry; Immunohistochemistry; Patellar tendon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TENDON; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RABBITS; TENDONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035223128     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670000164     Document Type: Article

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