Two-portal repair of canine flexor tendon insertion site injuries: Histologic and immunohistochemical characterization of healing during the early postoperative period

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 469-474

  Boyer, Martin I ^a   Harwood, Fred ^b   Ditsios, Konstantinos ^b   Amiel, David ^b   Gelberman, Richard H ^b   Silva, Matthew J ^b  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Avulsion injury; Flexor tendon; Immunohistochemistry; Type 1 collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON INSERTION SITE INJURY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037852933     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2003.50091     Document Type: Article

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