Torsional stiffness in healing fractures: Influence of ossification. An experimental study in rats

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 428-433

  Mark, Hans ^a   Rydevik, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; RAT; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; OSTEOGENESIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TORSION;

EID: 22844446506     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670510041349     Document Type: Article

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