Histological evaluation of the healing potential of the anterior cruciate ligament by means of augmented and non-augmented repair: An in vivo animal study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1087-1093

  Seitz, Helmut ^a   Menth Chiari, Wolfgang A ^b   Lang, Susanna ^c   Nau, Thomas ^d  

^a Department of Trauma Surgery   (Austria)

^b Wiener Neustadt General Hospital   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate injury; Biomaterials; Healing potential

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; NECROSIS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; KNEE JOINT; NECROSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHEEP; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 56749105803     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0599-6     Document Type: Article

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