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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 74, 2003 - Issue 4
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An external fixation method and device to study fracture healing in rats

Hans Mark Departments of 1Plastic Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 2Division of Medical Engineering, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 3Hand Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 4Orthopaedics, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 5Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jan Bergholm Departments of 1Plastic Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 2Division of Medical Engineering, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 3Hand Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 4Orthopaedics, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 5Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Anders Nilsson Departments of 1Plastic Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 2Division of Medical Engineering, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 3Hand Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 4Orthopaedics, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 5Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Björn Rydevik Departments of 1Plastic Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 2Division of Medical Engineering, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 3Hand Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 4Orthopaedics, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 5Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Lennart Strömberg Departments of 1Plastic Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 2Division of Medical Engineering, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 3Hand Surgery, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 4Orthopaedics, Goteborg University, Goteborg, 5Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 476-482 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Ulf Sigurdsen, Olav Reikeras & Stein Erik Utvag. (2010) The Effect of timing of conversion from external fixation to secondary intramedullary nailing in experimental tibial fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 29:1, pages 126-130.
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Michael J. Gardner, Sean E. Nork, Phillipe Huber & James C. Krieg. (2010) Less rigid stable fracture fixation in osteoporotic bone using locked plates with near cortical slots. Injury 41:6, pages 652-656.
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Bettina Willie, Kyle Adkins, Xing Zheng, Ulrich Simon & Lutz Claes. (2008) Mechanical characterization of external fixator stiffness for a rat femoral fracture model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 27:5, pages 687-693.
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