Tendon to bone healing and its implications for surgery

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 343-350

  Bunker, Daniel Lee John ^a   Ilie, Victor ^b   Ilie, Vladimir ^b   Nicklin, Sean ^c  

^a LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibrocartilaginous enthesis; Fibrous enthesis; Healing; Surgical repair; Tendon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946912111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/mltj/2014.4.3.343     Document Type: Review

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