## Abstract Fracture healing is a complex process, which is further complicated if the bone is osteoporotic. Calcium is one of the important minerals in bone and has been found to prevent osteoporosis but its role in fracture healing of osteoporotic bone is still unclear. We carried out a study on
Effects of radiation and surgery on healing of femoral fractures in a rat model
โ Scribed by Nicholls, Fred; Janic, Katarina; Filomeno, Paola; Willett, Thomas; Grynpas, Marc; Ferguson, Peter
- Book ID
- 120224466
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 291 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-0266
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