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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Alteration of Knee Joint Connective Tissues during Contracture Formation in Spastic Rats after an Experimentally Induced Spinal Cord Injury

Hideki Moriyama School of Health and Social Services, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan
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Osamu Yoshimura Hiroshima City Counseling Center for the Physically Disabled, Hiroshima, Japan
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Seiichi Kawamata Health Sciences Major, Graduate School of Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Hidenori Takemoto Health Sciences Major, Graduate School of Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yukari Saka Health Sciences Major, Graduate School of Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yoshiko Tobimatsu Health Sciences Major, Graduate School of Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Pages 180-187 | Received 19 Jan 2007, Accepted 12 Apr 2007, Published online: 06 Aug 2009

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