Effect of estrogen on tissue elasticity of the ligament proper in rabbit anterior cruciate ligament: Measurements using scanning acoustic microscopy

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 584-588

  Hattori, Koshi ^a   Sano, Hirotaka ^b   Komatsuda, Tatsuro ^c   Saijo, Yoshifumi ^d   Sugita, Takehiko ^e   Itoi, Eiji ^b  

^a Yamagata Prefectural Shinjo Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Sendai Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Tohoku Orthopaedic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; TISSUE ELASTICITY;

EID: 77956539114     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-010-1474-0     Document Type: Article

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