An animal model to study ACL reconstruction during growth

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 403-410

  Meller, Rupert ^a   Haasper, Carl ^a   Westhoff, Jörn ^a   Brand, Jürgen ^b   Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Hankemeier, Stefan ^a   Hesse, Eric ^a,c   Krettek, Christian ^a   Jagodzinski, Michael ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Ambulatory Surgery Center 'Dr Brand/Dyck/Schulz'   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Animal model; Growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JOINT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; JOINTS; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SHEEP;

EID: 77049097613     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2009-0561     Document Type: Article

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