Long Term Changes in Muscles around the Knee Joint after ACL Resection in Rats: Comparisons of ACL-Resected, Contralateral and Normal Limb

Long Term Changes in Muscles around the Knee Joint after ACL Resection in Rats: Comparisons of ACL-Resected, Contralateral and Normal Limb

The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term effects of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) resection on the morphological and contractile characteristics of rectus femoris (RF) and semimembranosus (SM) muscles in both injured and contralateral hindlimbs in rats. Wistar male rats (8-week...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mahiro Ohno, Hiroto Fujiya, Katsumasa Goto, Mitsutoshi Kurosaka, Yuji Ogura, Kanaka Yatabe, Takaaki Kudo, Hajime Kobayashi, Hisateru Niki, Haruki Musha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Subjects:
Sports injury
ligament
quadriceps
hamstring
muscle fiber type
recovery
Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/researchjssm-16-429.xml.xml

Internet

http://www.jssm.org/researchjssm-16-429.xml.xml

Similar Items