The biomechanical effect of high-pressure irrigation on diaphyseal fracture healing in vivo

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 413-417

  Adili, Anthony ^a   Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Schemitsch, Emil H ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture healing; High pressure pulsatile lavage; Nonunion; Open fracture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRUCTURE; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FORCE; FRACTURE HEALING; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NONHUMAN; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOTOMY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RAT; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION; ANIMAL; INJURY; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; IRRIGATION; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0036061808     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200207000-00008     Document Type: Article

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