Assessment of mineral density and atomic content of fracture callus by quantitative computerized tomography

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 248-255

  Korkusuz, Feza ^a   Akin, Serhat ^a   Akkuş, Ozan ^b   Korkusuz, Petek ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atomic number; Bone healing; Fracture callus; Mineral density; Quantitative computerized tomography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALLUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RABBIT;

EID: 0033920499     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050160     Document Type: Article

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