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A Mini-Invasive Internal Fixation Technique for Studying Immobilization-Induced Knee Flexion Contracture in Rats
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May 20, 2019
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1Department of Joint and Trauma Surgery,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 2Department of Plastic Surgery,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 3Department of Bone Surgery,Tungwah Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 4Department of Othopaedic Surgery,The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
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Here, we present a protocol to describe a minimally invasive technique for knee joint immobilization in a rat model. This reproducible protocol, basing on muscle-gap separation modus and the mini-incision skill, is suitable for studying the underlying molecular mechanism of acquired joint contracture.
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Jiang, S., Yi, X., Luo, Y., Yu, D., Liu, Y., Zhang, F., Zhu, L., Wang, K. A Mini-Invasive Internal Fixation Technique for Studying Immobilization-Induced Knee Flexion Contracture in Rats. J. Vis. Exp. (147), e59260, doi:10.3791/59260 (2019).
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