Effects of freezing on the biomechanical and structural properties of human posterior tibial tendons
β Scribed by Sandro Giannini; Roberto Buda; Francesco Di Caprio; Patrizia Agati; Adriana Bigi; Viviana De Pasquale; Alessandro Ruggeri
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 351 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
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