Cortical bone reactions at the interface of external fixation half-pins under different loading conditions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 776-785

  Aro, Hannu T ^a   Markel, Mark D ^a   Chao, Edmund Y S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BONE REMODELING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMAL; BONE AND BONES; BONE NAILS; BONE REMODELING; DOGS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIBIA;

EID: 0027435284     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199311000-00022     Document Type: Article

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