Knee muscle atrophy is a risk factor for development of knee osteoarthritis in a rat model

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A)–induced quadriceps muscle atrophy on the cartilage and subchondral bone in an otherwise intact rat joint model. Methods: The rat right quadriceps muscle atrophy was established by intramuscular in...

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Main Authors: Jichun Xu, Guorong She, Tao Gui, Huige Hou, Jieruo Li, Yuanfeng Chen, Zhengang Zha
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
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Acceso en liña:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X19302153