Comparative study on biomechanical properties of the central portion of frozen and fresh calcaneus tendon;Estudo comparativo de propriedades biomecânicas da porção central do tendão calcâneo congelado e a fresco

Acta Ortopedica Brasileira

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-8

  Reiff, Rodrigo Bezerra De Menezes ^a,b   Croci, Alberto Tesconi ^b   Neto, Raul Bolliger ^b   Pereira, Cesar Augusto Martins ^b  

^a Universidade de São Paulo ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Biomechanics; Freezing; Transplantation, homologous

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248998200     PISSN: 14137852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-78522007000100001     Document Type: Article

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