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Does a drop-mass contusion injury affect contractile function and histology in the gastrocnemius muscle of rats?
Does a drop-mass contusion injury affect contractile function and histology in the gastrocnemius muscle of rats?
The study establishes a reproducible rat model of muscle contusion injury characterized by an initial functional deficit followed by complete regeneration and normalization by 24 days.
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Rat contusion model enables preclinical testing of recovery therapies; leaves translation to human injury open.
Crisco et al. (1994) studied this question.
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