Influence of flexible nailing in the later phase of fracture healing: Strength and mineralization in rat femora

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 576-584

  Utvåg, Stein Erik ^a   Korsnes, Lars ^b   Rindal, Dag Brox ^b   Reikerås, Olav ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone healing; Bone mineralization; Flexible nailing; Mechanical strength

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRENGTH; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REOPERATION; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0035660853     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760100015     Document Type: Article

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