The impact of radiofrequency shrinkage on the mechanical and histologic properties of the elongated anterior cruciate ligament in a sheep model

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 923-933

  Scheffler, Sven ^a   Chwastek, Heike ^a   Schönfelder, Veronika ^a   Unterhauser, Frank ^a   Hunt, Patrick ^a   Weiler, Andreas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal study; Anterior cruciate ligament; Histologic properties; Mechanical properties; Radiofrequency energy; Soft tissue shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SHEEP; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; RADIO WAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; TENDONS; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 23244441631     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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