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Diabetes mellitus alters the mechanical properties of the native tendon in an experimental rat model.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Jun 2011
Fox Alice J S, Bedi Asheesh, Deng Xiang-Hua, Ying Liang, Harris Paul E, Warren Russell F, Rodeo Scott A
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the diabetic phenotype on the mechanical properties of the native patellar tendon and its enthesis. Diabetes was induced via intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin in Lewis rats. Control (n = 18) and diabetic animals (n = 20) were kill...
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