A delayed bone - Tendon junction healing model established for potential treatment of related sports injuries

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Wang, L ^a,b   Qin, L ^a   Cheung, W H ^a   Lu, H B ^a   Yang, X H ^a   Leung, K S ^a   Wong, M W N ^a   Chan, K M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIJING SPORT UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REGENERATION; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; INJURY; PATELLA; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT INJURY; TENDON; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE DENSITY; BONE REGENERATION; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOGENESIS; PATELLA; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RABBITS; TENDONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 76949092181     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.048041     Document Type: Article

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