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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2018-01-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1382280 |