High frequency distraction improves tissue adaptation during leg lengthening in humans

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 789-792

  Trøite Aarnes, Gudrun ^a   Steen, Harald ^a   Ludvigsen, Per ^a   Pål Kristiansen, Leif ^a   Reikerås, Olav ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCE MEASUREMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

DISTRACTION; TENSILE FORCE;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REGENERATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTHENING; METAPHYSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036319321     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(01)00175-9     Document Type: Article

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