Direct Radiofrequency Application Improves Pain and Gait in Collagenase-Induced Acute Achilles Tendon Injury

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For lateral kinematical data acquisition, the hind leg of rats were shaved and marked with ink on the lateral side of skin. The marked landmarks (lateral calcaneus, fifth metatarsal head, and femoral lateral epicondyle) and angle drawn from landmarks were used for evaluating ROM.

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