Tendon healing in a bone tunnel. Part II: Histologic analysis after biodegradable interference fit fixation in a model of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in sheep

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 124-135

  Weiler, Andreas ^a   Hoffmann, Reinhard F G ^b   Bail, Hermann J ^b   Rehm, Oliver ^b   Südkamp, Norbert P ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal model; Anterior cruciate ligament; Biodegradable interference screws; Histology; Tendon healing

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN GREEN; ESCULIN; POLYLACTIDE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE; XYLENOL ORANGE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BIODEGRADATION; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; BONE MATURATION; BONE SCREW; CALCIFICATION; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERFERENCE FIT FIXATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SPLIT GRAFT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON TO BONE HEALING; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036488211     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.30657     Document Type: Article

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