Steroid-associated hip joint collapse in bipedal emus.

Steroid-associated hip joint collapse in bipedal emus.

In this study we established a bipedal animal model of steroid-associated hip joint collapse in emus for testing potential treatment protocols to be developed for prevention of steroid-associated joint collapse in preclinical settings. Five adult male emus were treated with a steroid-associated oste...

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Main Authors: Li-Zhen Zheng, Zhong Liu, Ming Lei, Jiang Peng, Yi-Xin He, Xin-Hui Xie, Chi-Wai Man, Le Huang, Xin-Luan Wang, Daniel Tik-Pui Fong, De-Ming Xiao, Da-Ping Wang, Yang Chen, Jian Q Feng, Ying Liu, Ge Zhang, Ling Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3804596?pdf=render

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