Long-term morphology of a healing bone-tendon interface: A histological observation in the sheep model

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 318-327

  Newsham West, Richard ^a   Nicholson, H ^a   Walton, M ^a   Milburn, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bone tendon junction; Enthesis; Fibrocartilagenous insertion; Healing; Long term morphology; Tendon to bone healing

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROCARTILAGE; FRACTURE HEALING; LONG TERM CARE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847363640     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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