Effect of periosteal resection on longitudinal bone growth in a mouse model of achondroplasia

Achondroplasia (ACH) is the most common form of short-limbed skeletal dysplasia. Patients with ACH sometimes undergo lower limb lengthening to get functional and psychological achievements. The periosteal resection (PR) is a known mechanism to increase longitudinal bone growth without osteotomy, alt...

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Main Authors: Shinya Kaneko, Masaki Matsushita, Kenichi Mishima, Yasuhiko Takegami, Shiro Imagama, Hiroshi Kitoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Bone Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235218722030468X