Effects of local administration of vascular endothelial growth factor on mechanical characteristics of the semitendinosus tendon graft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in sheep

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1918-1925

  Yoshikawa, Toshikazu ^a,b   Tohyama, Harukazu ^a   Katsura, Taro ^a   Kondo, Eiji ^a   Kotani, Yoshihisa ^a   Matsumoto, Hideo ^b   Toyama, Yoshiaki ^b   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Anterior cruciate ligament; Biomechanical properties; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBROBLAST; HISTOLOGY; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON TRANSPLANTATION; TIBIA;

ANGIOGENESIS MODULATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TENDONS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33750682283     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506294469     Document Type: Article

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