Effect of low-power laser irradiation on the mechanical properties of bone fracture healing in rats

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-102

  Luger, Elchanan J ^a   Rochkind, Semion ^a   Wollman, Yoram ^a   Kogan, Galina ^a   Dekel, Shmuel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Bone healing; Low power laser

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; HELIUM NEON LASER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0031888169     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1998)22:2<97::AID-LSM5>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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