## Abstract To produce different amounts of callus in rats. we devised a procedure to fix leg fractures using intramedullary nails that differ in bending rigidity. We inserted a silicone cannula into the intact diaphysis of the tibia of rats that had already been killed and then fractured the tibia
The role of rigidity in fracture fixation
β Scribed by H. K. Uhthoff; M. A. Finnegan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 432 KB
- Volume
- 102
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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