An externally fixed femoral fracture model for mice

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 685-690

  Cheung, Kenneth M C ^a   Kaluarachi, Kumara ^a   Andrew, Glynne ^b   Lu, William ^a   Chan, Danny ^c   Cheah, Kathryn S E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External fixation; Femur; Fracture; Mechanical characterization; Mouse model

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; MECHANICAL TESTING; RADIOLOGY;

FRACTURE HEALING;

BONE;

ALUMINUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLEEDING; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0038545779     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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