The Effect of timing of conversion from external fixation to secondary intramedullary nailing in experimental tibial fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-130

  Sigurdsen, Ulf ^a,b   Reikeras, Olav ^b   Utvag, Stein Erik ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

experimental rat model; external fixation; secondary intramedullary nailing; tibial diaphyseal fracture; timing of conversion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649578122     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21182     Document Type: Article

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