Neovascularization of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon after avulsion injury: An in vivo canine study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-236

  Ditsios, Konstantinos ^a   Leversedge, Fraser J ^a   Gelberman, Richard H ^a   Silva, Matthew J ^a   Boyer, Martin I ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine in vivo; Flexor tendon; Neovascularization; Zone 1 injury

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BLOOD FLOW; BONE MATRIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; LACERATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STAINING; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIUM; TENDON; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037351521     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2003.50025     Document Type: Article

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