Bone plate fixation: Its relationship with implant induced osteoporosis

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 88-94

  Field, J R ^a,b,c  

^a Equine Research Centre   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internal fixation; Ostcoporosis; Stress protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031527032     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632576     Document Type: Review

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