Morphologic study of different treatments for gastrocnemius muscle contusion in rats

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the effects of ultrasound and stretching in morphology after rat muscle contusion. METHODS: Male Wistar rats (n = 35, 8-9 weeks, 271 ± 14 g) were divided into five groups: control group (CG = 3); lesion group (LG = 8); lesion + ultrasound group (LUG = 8); lesion + st...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Brandt de Macedo, Julye Leiko Ywazaki, Rafael Michel de Macedo, Lucia Noronha, Anna Raquel Silveira Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000600697&lng=en&tlng=en