Comparative effects of monopolar radiofrequency energy and conservative management of mechanical properties of elongated lateral collateral ligament in rabbits: An experimental study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-189

  Ilhami, Kuru ^a,c   Eray, Bozan M ^a   Gokhan, Maralcan ^a   Ulukan, Inan ^b   Levent, Altinel ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elongated ligament; Ligament shrinkage; Shrinkage; Thermal application

Indexed keywords

SHRINKAGE; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

MONOPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY; SHRUNKEN LIGAMENTS;

LIGAMENTS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; EXPERIMENT; HINDLIMB; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1142285427     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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