Establishment of rat ankle post-traumatic osteoarthritis model induced by malleolus fracture

Establishment of rat ankle post-traumatic osteoarthritis model induced by malleolus fracture

Abstract Background Malleolar fracture, which is present in 37–53% of human ankle osteoarthritis (OA), is the most common type of fracture in the ankle joint. In spite of this, no rat animal model has been developed for this type of injury to date. Here, we established a rat ankle post-traumatic OA...

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Main Authors: Dawei Liang, Jian Sun, Fangyuan Wei, Jianzhong Zhang, Pengcui Li, Yingke Xu, Xianwen Shang, Jin Deng, Ting Zhao, Lei Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Ankle
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Animal model
Fracture
Rat
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1821-9

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