Experimental model of Achilles tendon injury in rats

PURPOSE:To describe an effective experimental model to study the Achilles tendon healing.METHODS:Forty male Rattus norvegicus albinus,Wistar lineage adult male weighing 250 to 300g were used for this experiment and thirty were surgically submitted to bilateral partial transverse section of the Achil...

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Main Authors: Flavia Emi Akamatsu, Samir Omar Saleh, Walcy Rosolia Teodoro, Alexandre Queiroz da Silva, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez, Ricardo Jordão Duarte, Mauro Figueiredo Carvalho de Andrade, Alfredo Luiz Jacomo
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2014-07-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v29n7/0102-8650-acb-29-07-00417.pdf