The role of nitric oxide in tendon healing

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-244

  Bokhari, Ali R ^a   Murrell, George A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; Glyceryl trinitrate; Nitric oxide; Review Article; Supraspinatus tendinopathy; Tendon healing; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

FLURBIPROFEN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORTHODERM; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE MODEL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPICONDYLITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SUPRASPINATUS TENDONITIS; SYMPTOM; TENDINITIS; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RATS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84855857586     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.11.001     Document Type: Review

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