Marrow compartment contribution to cortical defect healing

Background and purpose — Healing of shaft fractures is commonly described as regards external callus. We wanted to clarify the role of the bone marrow compartment in the healing of stable shaft fractures. Patients and methods — A longitudinal furrow was milled along the longitudinal axis of the femo...

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Main Authors: Magnus Bernhardsson, Love Tätting, Olof Sandberg, Jörg Schilcher, Per Aspenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2018-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1382280