Tensile strength of ligaments after thermal shrinkage depending on time and immobilization: In vivo study in the rabbit

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-200

  Demirhan, Mehmet ^a   Uysal, Mustafa ^d   Kilicoglu, Onder ^a   Atalar, Ata Can ^b   Sivacioglu, Sevan ^a   Solakoglu, Seyhun ^a   Bozdag, Ergun ^c   Sunbuloglu, Emin ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALING; HEAT; IMMOBILIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 15044341715     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.06.014     Document Type: Article

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