Comparison between different methods for biomechanical assessment of ex vivo fracture callus stiffness in small animal bone healing studies.

For ex vivo measurements of fracture callus stiffness in small animals, different test methods, such as torsion or bending tests, are established. Each method provides advantages and disadvantages, and it is still debated which of those is most sensitive to experimental conditions (i.e. specimen ali...

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Main Authors: Malte Steiner, David Volkheimer, Nicholaus Meyers, Tim Wehner, Hans-Joachim Wilke, Lutz Claes, Anita Ignatius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4363594?pdf=render