Late Dynamization by Reduced Fixation Stiffness Enhances Fracture Healing in a Rat Femoral Osteotomy Model

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-174

  Claes, Lutz ^a   Blakytny, Robert ^a   Besse, John ^a   Bausewein, Christine ^a   Ignatius, Anita ^a   Willie, Bettina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dynamization; Fracture healing; Microcomputed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; CALLUS; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE MODEL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OSTEOTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; RAT; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; BONY CALLUS; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; MOVEMENT; OSTEOTOMY; PLIABILITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959513219     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181e3d994     Document Type: Article

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