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Original Article

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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