Evaluation of passive and active rehabilitation and of tendon repair for partial tendon lacerations after three weeks of healing in canines

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 804-809

  Grewal, Rupinder ^a   Chan Saw, Serena S ^a   Varitimidus, Sokratis ^a   Bastidas, Jaime A ^a   Sotereanos, Dean G ^a   Fischer, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Healing; Rehabilitation; Repair; Tendon

Indexed keywords

GAP FORMATION; HEALING; PARTIAL TENDON LACERATION; TENDON;

ADHESION; DENTISTRY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; REPAIR; STIFFNESS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; EX VIVO STUDY; FINGER JOINT; FLEXOR MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; LACERATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33746902829     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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