EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC STIMULATION ON THE HEALING OF TENDON OF THE GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE IN RABBITS (Oryctolagus cunicullus) EFEITOS DA ESTIMULAÇÃO ELÉTRICA NA CICATRIZAÇÃO DO TENDÃO DO MÚSCULO GASTROCNÊMIO EM COELHOS (Oryctolagus cunicullus)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation with alternate electrical current on gastrocnemius muscle tendon healing, in rabbits submitted to experimental tenotomy and tenorrhaphy. Twenty-four male rabbits, New Zealand breed, were divided into four group...

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Main Authors: Weslay Souza de Oliveira, Edinaldo Carvalho Guimarães, Julieta Rodini Engracia de Moraes, Duvaldo Eurides, Daniel Cortes Beretta, Marcelo Emílio Beletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2009-09-01
Series:Ciência Animal Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/2453