Rodent animal models of delayed bone healing and non-union formation: A comprehensive review

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-14

  Garcia, P ^a   Histing, T ^b   Holstein, J H ^b   Klein, M ^b   Laschke, M W ^b   Matthys, R ^c   Ignatius, A ^d   Wildemann, B ^e   Lienau, J ^e   Peters, A ^e   Willie, B ^e   Duda, G ^e   Claes, L ^e   Pohlemann, T ^b   Menger, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone healing; Critical size defect; Delayed healing; Keywords: fracture healing; Mice; ; Non union; Rats; Rodents; Union

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; BONE TISSUE; CRITICAL SIZE DEFECT; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HEALING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; ANIMAL; BONE REGENERATION; DISEASE MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BONE REGENERATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MICE; RATS;

EID: 85047890899     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v026a01     Document Type: Article

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