A Preliminary Study of Joint Surface Changes After an Intraarticular Fracture: A Sheep Model of a Tibia Fracture With Weight Bearing After Internal Fixation

Thomas E. Trumble, Christopher H. Allan, John Miyano, John M. Clark, Susan M. Ott, D. E. Casey Jones, Patrick Fernacola, Marteinn Magnusson, Allan F. Tencer

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma · 2001 · 22 citations · 14 references

Abstract

In this model with a small fracture displacement (1.0 millimeter), which was less than the thickness of the articular cartilage (1.5 millimeters), the contour of the joint improved despite residual articular surface incongruency after the fracture healing.

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