The effects of pulsed electromagnetism on fresh fracture healing: Osteochondral repair in the rat femoral groove

Orthopedics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-302

  Grace, Katie L R ^a   Revell, William J ^a   Brookes, Murray ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CHONDROGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HISTOLOGY; MICROANGIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PANNUS; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BONY CALLUS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL DIVISION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FIBRIN; FRACTURE HEALING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031953543     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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