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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 60, 1989 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Immediate strain shielding after femoral reaming and nailing: An in vivo study in rat femora

Otto Schnell Husby Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Bergen, Norway; Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Dental Materials, University of Bergen, Norway
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Kari Indrekvam Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Bergen, Norway; Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Dental Materials, University of Bergen, Norway
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Anders O. Molster Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Bergen, Norway; Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Dental Materials, University of Bergen, Norway
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Nils Roar Gjerdet Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Bergen, Norway; Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Dental Materials, University of Bergen, Norway
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Norvald Langeland Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University of Bergen, Norway; Surgical Reasearch Laboratory, Department of Dental Materials, University of Bergen, Norway
Pages 345-348 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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