Introduction of a new interlocked intramedullary nailing device for stabilization of critically sized femoral defects in the rat: A combined biomechanical and animal experimental study

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-189

  Schoen, Matthias ^a   Rotter, Robert ^a   Schattner, Simone ^a   Mittlmeier, Thomas ^a   Claes, Lutz ^b   Vollmar, Brigitte ^a   Gradl, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axial stability; Critical size defect; Fracture healing; Pseudarthrosis; Rat; Rotational stability; Unreamed nailing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RAT; RIGIDITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS; BONE NAIL; DISEASE MODEL; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 38849159484     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20501     Document Type: Article

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