Effect of methylprednisolone use on the rotator cuff in rats: biomechanical and histological study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of treatment with different doses of methylprednisolone on the mechanical resistance and possible histological alterations of the rotator cuff tendon in rats.METHODS: Male Wistar rats were divided randomly into four treatment groups: sham, vehicle or 0.6 mg/kg or...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Vinícius Ghellioni, Lucas Souto da Silva, Anna Paula Piovezan, Rafael Olívio Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000300260&lng=en&tlng=en