Role of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in monitoring fracture healing in a rat femoral fracture model

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-125

  Li, Wei ^a   Zhao, Guang Feng ^a   Xu, Shao Wen ^a   Wang, Jian Wei ^a   Zhou, Yi Fei ^a   Liu, Jian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Bone density; Densitometry; Fracture healing; Histology; Rats; X ray

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METAPHYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 16844378693     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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