Scanning electron microscopic characterization of healing and normal rat ligament microstructure under slack and loaded conditions

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 59-68

  Hurschler, Christof ^a,b   Provenzano, Paolo P ^a   Vanderby Jr , Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collagen; Ligament healing; Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL); Microstructure; Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCAR FORMATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041742408     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200390200193     Document Type: Article

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