Influence of size and stability of the osteotomy gap on the success of fracture healing

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 577-584

  Claes, L ^a   Augat, P ^a   Suger, G ^a   Wilke, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FRACTURE FIXATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RADIOGRAPHY; STIFFNESS;

OSTEOTOMY; THREE POINT BENDING TESTS;

BONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0031194558     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100150414     Document Type: Article

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