The effects of the short-term administration of low therapeutic doses of anti-COX-2 agents on the healing of fractures: An experimental study in rabbits

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1253-1260

  Karachalios, T ^a   Boursinos, L ^a,b   Poultsides, L ^a,b   Khaldi, L ^a   Malizos, K N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Orthopaedic Department   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; MELOXICAM; PREDNISOLONE; ROFECOXIB;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BONY CALLUS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; INDOMETHACIN; LACTONES; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; RABBITS; SULFONES; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 35848931702     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B9.19050     Document Type: Article

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