Histological study of the influence of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) on the healing of divided achilles tendons in sheep

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 246-255

  Andres J F S ^a   Domínguez, Juan M ^a   Granados, María M ^a   Morgaz, Juan ^a   Navarrete, Rocío ^a   Carrillo, Jośe M ^b   Ǵomez Villamandos, Rafael J ^a   Mũnoz Rasćon, Pilar ^a   De Las Mulas, Juana Martín ^a   Milĺan, Yolanda ^a   García Balletbó, Montserrat ^c   Cugat, Raḿon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^c Hospital Quirn Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; PLASMA RICH IN GROWTH FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HISTOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TENDON; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; ULTRASOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84873937453     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01659     Document Type: Article

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