2001
Muscle contusion injuries: current treatment options.
Beiner J, Jokl P. Muscle contusion injuries: current treatment options. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2001, 9: 227-37. PMID: 11476532, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200107000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle contusionAnti-inflammatory medicationsTreatment of complicationsCurrent treatment optionsCause of morbiditySports-related injuriesExtent of injuryPresence of fatigueMagnetic resonance imagingScar tissue formationOperative repairMyositis ossificansTreatment optionsSite of impactClinical studiesNatural healing processClinical judgmentResonance imagingActivation statusInjuryMuscle repairHealing processNew modalityContusionAnimal research
1996
Maximal contraction lessens impact response in a muscle contusion model
Crisco J, Hentel K, Jackson W, Goehner K, Jokl P. Maximal contraction lessens impact response in a muscle contusion model. Journal Of Biomechanics 1996, 29: 1291-1296. PMID: 8884474, DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(96)00047-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContusion injuryMuscle contusion modelContusion injury modelHours of injuryUninjured control groupDrop-mass techniqueContusion modelMaximal contractionInjury modelGastrocnemius muscleContractile tensionRelaxed limbSignificant injuryControl groupTetanic tensionInjuryMuscle contractionProtective mechanismHind limbRatsMuscleLimbRelaxed muscleContractionBone