Zoledronic acid improves the mechanical properties of normal and healing bone

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 17, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 716-718

  Bilston, L E ^a   Little, D G ^a   Smith, N C ^a   Williams, P ^a   Briody, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bending test; Bisphosphonate; Distraction osteogenesis; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FRACTURE HEALING; LIMB; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BONE REGENERATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIPHOSPHONATES; ELASTICITY; IMIDAZOLES; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036851343     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(02)00108-0     Document Type: Article

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