Mechanical properties of the long-head of the biceps tendon are altered in the presence of rotator cuff tears in a rat model

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 416-420

  Peltz, Cathryn D ^a   Perry, Stephanie M ^a   Getz, Charles L ^b   Soslowsky, Louis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biceps; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Tendon injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 62249090303     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20770     Document Type: Article

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