Inter-trabecular bone formation: a specific mechanism for healing of cancellous bone: A narrative review
Background and purpose — Studies of fracture healing have mainly dealt with shaft fractures, both experimentally and clinically. In contrast, most patients have metaphyseal fractures. There is an increasing awareness that metaphyseal fractures heal partly through mechanisms specific to cancellous bo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-09-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1205172 |