Endothelial progenitor cells for fracture healing: A microcomputed tomography and biomechanical analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 467-471

  Li, Ru ^a   Atesok, Kivanc ^a   Nauth, Aaron ^a   Wright, David ^b   Qamirani, Erion ^a   Whyne, Cari M ^b   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomechanical properties; endothelial progenitor cells; EPC therapy; fracture healing; microCT

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; MECHANICAL TORSION; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE HEALING; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051544413     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31821ad4ec     Document Type: Article

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