Effect of muscle contractions on cartilage: morphological and functional magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the knee after spinal cord injury

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of complete absence of muscle contractions on normal human cartilage in the presence of joint motion. METHODS: Patients with complete acute spinal cord injuries were enrolled. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on both knees as soon...

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Main Authors: Marco Kawamura Demange, Camilo Partezani Helito, Paulo Victor Partezani Helito, Felipe Ferreira de Souza, Riccardo Gomes Gobbi, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000500541&lng=en&tlng=en