New rabbit knee model of posttraumatic joint contracture: Indirect capsular damage induces a severe contracture

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1028-1032

  Nesterenko, Sergiy ^a   Morrey, Mark E ^a   Abdel, Matthew P ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Steinmann, Scott P ^a   Morrey, Bernard F ^a   Sanchez Sotelo, Joaquin ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Joint capsule; Knee joint; Posttraumatic joint contracture; Rabbit model

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC JOINT CONTRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RIGIDITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CONTRACTURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; RABBITS;

EID: 67749135392     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20845     Document Type: Article

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