The effects of low-intensity ultrasound on medial collateral ligament healing in the rabbit model

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1048-1056

  Sparrow, Karen J ^a   Finucane, Sheryl D ^a   Owen, John R ^b   Wayne, Jennifer S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Collagen; Ligament healing; Medial collateral ligament (MCL); Rabbit; Therapeutic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEALING; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; RABBITS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 21444443466     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504267356     Document Type: Article

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