Journal article
Cyclical micromovement and fracture healing.
- Abstract:
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We studied 56 patients with fractures of the tibial shaft in a multicentre prospective randomised trial of three methods of external fixation. Group I was treated with a fixator which was unlocked at 4 to 6 weeks to allow free axial compression (axial dynamisation) with weight-bearing. Group II was treated with a fixator that was similarly unlocked at 4 to 6 weeks but included a small silicone spring which on weight-bearing could be compressed by up to 2 mm. this spring returns to its origina...
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- Journal:
- Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
- Volume:
- 77
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 645-648
- Publication date:
- 1995-07-01
- ISSN:
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0301-620X
- Source identifiers:
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109561
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:109561
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- Local pid:
- pubs:109561
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 1995
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