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...
Main Authors: | Gustavo Vinícius Ghellioni, Lucas Souto da Silva, Anna Paula Piovezan, Rafael Olívio Martins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2015-06-01
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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 |
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