Influence of burst TENS stimulation on collagen formation after Achilles tendon suture in man. A histological evaluation with Movat's pentachrome stain

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 342-346

  Burssens, Peter ^a   Forsyth, Ramses ^a   Steyaert, Adelheid ^a   Van Ovost, Edwin ^a   Praet, Marleen ^a   Verdonk, René ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOVAT PENTACHROME STAIN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE POTENTIAL; NOCICEPTION; NONMYELINATED NERVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; STAIN; SUTURE; TENDON SURGERY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WOUND HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COLLAGEN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 21744443950     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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