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The effects of nail rigidity on fracture healing in rats with osteoporosis

Mo Sha Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Zheng Guo Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jun Fu Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Jing Li Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Chao Fan Yuan Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Lei Shi Department of Orthopedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Shu Jun Li Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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Pages 135-138 | Accepted 15 Aug 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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