MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryBone GraftingOrthopedicsFracture FixationFracture RepairOsteochondral RepairBone Injury RepairBone RepairOrthopaedic Bone Repair
One of the most significant advances in veterinary orthopedics in the last decade has been the promotion of “biologic” fracture repair strategies. Biologic fracture repair, or bridging osteosynthesis, seeks to disturb the fracture milieu minimally, thus turning the orthopedic surgeon into as much a gardener as a carpenter (1).
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Reduction in Plate Strain by Addition of an Intramedullary Pin
Don A. Hulse, William A. Hyman, Meera Nori et al. · Veterinary Surgery · 1997 · 131 citations
Medicine, Orthodontics, Biomechanics +15