Influence of corticoids on healing of the rotator cuff of rats – biomechanical study

Objective:To compare healing strength of the infraspinatus tendon of rats with corticoid inoculation, regarding maximum tension, maximum force and rupture force, after injury and experimental repair.Methods:A total of 60 Wistar rats were subjected to tenotomy of the infraspinatus tendon, which was t...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Dau, Marcelo Abagge, Vagner Messias Fruehling, Wilson Sola Junior, José Marcos Lavrador, Luiz Antônio Munhoz da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162014000400379&lng=en&tlng=en