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Formation process of extension knee joint contracture following external immobilization in rats

BACKGROUND: Current research lacks a model of knee extension contracture in rats. AIM: To elucidate the formation process of knee extension contracture. METHODS: We developed a rat model using an aluminum external fixator. Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats with mature bones were divided into the contro...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Chen-Xu, Wang, Feng, Zhou, Yun, Fang, Qiao-Zhou, Zhang, Quan-Bing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10514713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37744718
http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v14.i9.669