Quantitative assessment of in vivo bone
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Henning Windhagen; Stefan Kolbeck; Hermann Bail; Arno Schmeling; Michael Raschke
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We present a new method for quantitatively assessing the consolidation of bone regeneration by performing distraction osteogenesis in micropigs. We measured in vivo stiffness using a newly developed, revolving, bone-healing meter. After the micropigs were killed, we obtained maximum torsional moment