Effect of corticosteroids on the biomechanical strength of rat rotator cuff tendon

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1172-1180

  Mikolyzk, David K ^a   Wei, Anthony S ^a   Tonino, Pietro ^a   Marra, Guido ^a   Williams, Denis A ^a   Himes, Ryan D ^a   Wezeman, Frederick H ^a   Callaci, John J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; INJECTION SITE; LOADING TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ROTATOR CUFF;

EID: 70350061965     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00191     Document Type: Article

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