Factors influencing the tensile strength of repaired Achilles tendon: A biomechanical experiment study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 789-795

  Jielile, Jiasharete ^a   Bai, Jing Ping ^a   Sabirhazi, Gulnur ^b   Redat, Darebai ^a   Yilihamu, Tuoheti ^a   Xinlin, Baoltri ^a   Hu, Geyang ^a   Tang, Bin ^a   Liang, Bing ^a   Sun, Qi ^a  

^a XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; Kinesitherapy; Mechanobiology; Tendon healing

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDONS; ANKLE JOINTS; CLINICAL SITUATIONS; EXPERIMENT STUDY; KNEE JOINT; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBIT; OPTIMAL TREATMENT; ORTHOGONAL DESIGN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; SUTURE MATERIALS; TENDON HEALING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; EXPERIMENTS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PARACHUTES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

TENDONS;

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END SUTURE; EPITENON SUTURE; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; KNEE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PARACHUTE LIKE SUTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENOTOMY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; MALE; RABBITS; RUPTURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77955567856     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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