Effects of freezing on the biomechanical and structural properties of human posterior tibial tendons

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-151

  Giannini, Sandro ^a   Buda, Roberto ^a   Di Caprio, Francesco ^a   Agati, Patrizia ^a   Bigi, Adriana ^a   De Pasquale, Viviana ^a   Ruggeri, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CALORIMETRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 41049098803     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0297-2     Document Type: Article

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