Biomechanical and histologic comparison of Achilles tendon ruptures reinforced with intratendinous and peritendinous plantaris tendon grafts in rabbits: An experimental study

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 608-613

  Ilhami, Kuru ^a,b   Gokhan, Maralcan ^a   Ulukan, Inan ^c   Eray, Bozan M ^a   Levent, Altinel ^a   Çiǧdem, Tokyol ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Osmangazi University ^*  (Turkey)

^c ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon augmentation; Achilles tendon biomechanics; Achilles tendon in rabbit; Achilles tendon rupture; Tendo Achillis

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON SUTURE; TENOTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MALE; RABBITS; RUPTURE; TENDONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 7744221777     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-003-0626-5     Document Type: Article

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