Revascularization in the tendon graft following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of the knee: Its mechanisms and regulation

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Tohyama, Harukazu ^a   Yoshikawa, Toshikazu ^a   Ju, Young Jin ^a   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction; Graft remodeling; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; TENDON GRAFT;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RABBITS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TENDONS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 64949203205     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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