Model for assessment of mobility of toes and healing of tendons in rabbits

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 266-271

  Olmarker, Kjell ^a,b   Ekström, Lars ^a   Håkansson, Joakim ^b   Nilsson, Elin ^b   Wiig, Monica ^c   Mahlapuu, Margit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Pharmasurgics AB   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adhesions; biomechanical model; Flexor tendon; rabbit; tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ADHESION; TOE JOINT; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TOE JOINT; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79951782914     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000656X.2010.532930     Document Type: Article

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