Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on tendon healing: A study of the effect of treatment duration and treatment initiation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1742-1749

  Fu, Sai Chuen ^b   Shum, Wai Ting ^b   Hung, Leung Kim ^a   Wong, Margaret Wan Nar ^b   Ling Qin, ^b   Chan, Kai Ming ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mechanical test; Patellar tendon; Pulsed ultrasound; Tendon healing

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KNEE INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALS; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 50049090097     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508318193     Document Type: Article

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