The influence of ultrasound on the mechanical properties of healing tendons in rabbits

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-230

  Larsen, Allan ^a,b   Kristensen, Gert ^b   Thorlacius Ussing, Ole ^b   Oxlund, Hans ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL; HEALING; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RIGIDITY; SUTURE; TENDON INJURY; TENOTOMY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; RABBITS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20044373128     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470510030616     Document Type: Article

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