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

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

Despite the growing knowledge on the mechanisms of fracture healing, delayed healing and non-union formation remain a major clinical challenge. Animal models are needed to study the complex process of normal and impaired fracture healing and to develop new therapeutic strategies. Whereas in the past...

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Main Authors: P Garcia, T Histing, JH Holstein, M Klein, MW Laschke, R Matthys, A Ignatius, B Wildemann, J Lienau, A Peters, B Willie, G Duda, L Claes, T Pohlemann, MD Menger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC 2013-07-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
Subjects:
Fracture healing
bone healing
rodents
mice
rats
union
non-union
delayed healing
critical size defect
Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol026/pdf/v026a01.pdf

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