Evaluation of simvastatin in the process of fracture healing in tibiae of rats
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the effects of simvastatin in the process of fracture healing in rat tibia. METHODS: Thirty-six rats were subjected to diaphyseal fracture of the leg bones and divided in the statin group (GE) and control group (GC), being subdivided into three subgroups according to days pos...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000200191 |