Effect of animal species and age on plat
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K. Lippuner; Regula Vogel; S. Tepic; B. A. Rahn; J. Cordey; S. M. Perren
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Article
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1992
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Springer
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English
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Plates used for fracture fixation produce vascular injury to the underlying cortical bone. During the recovery of the blood supply, temporary osteoporosis is observed as a result of Haversian remodeling of the necrotic bone. This process temporarily reduces the strength of the bone. We tackled the p