Amplitude and strength of muscle contraction are reduced in experimental tears of the rotator cuff

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1456-1461

  Meyer, Dominik C ^a   Gerber, Christian ^a   Von Rechenberg, Brigitte ^b   Wirth, Stephan H ^a   Farshad, Mazda ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

chronic tear; fatty infiltration; muscle work; musculotendinous retraction; rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INJURY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; ROTATOR CUFF; SHEEP; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960116820     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510396305     Document Type: Article

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