Influence of internal fixator flexibility on murine fracture healing as characterized by mechanical testing and microCT imaging

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1245-1250

  Steck, Roland ^a   Ueno, Masaki ^b   Gregory, Laura ^a   Rijken, Noortje ^a   Wullschleger, Martin E ^a,c   Itoman, Moritoshi ^b   Schuetz, Michael A ^a,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

fracture healing; internal fixation; locking plates; murine fracture model; torsional strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE PLATE; CALLUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; FRACTURE HEALING; INTERNAL FIXATOR; MALE; MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE HEALING; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OSTEOTOMY; PLIABILITY; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79958847634     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21341     Document Type: Article

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