Transplantation of a vascularized rabbit femoral diaphyseal segment: Mechanical and histologic properties of a new living bone transplantation model

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-299

  Giessler, Goetz A ^a   Zobitz, Mark ^a   Friedrich, Patricia F ^a   Bishop, Allen T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; BONE TURNOVER; FRACTURE HEALING; MICROANGIOGRAPHY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PEDICLE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DIAPHYSES; FEMUR; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 44449137565     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20492     Document Type: Article

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