The impact of low-magnitude high-frequency vibration on fracture healing is profoundly influenced by the oestrogen status in mice

Fracture healing is impaired in aged and osteoporotic individuals. Because adequate mechanical stimuli are able to increase bone formation, one therapeutical approach to treat poorly healing fractures could be the application of whole-body vibration, including low-magnitude high-frequency vibration...

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Main Authors: Esther Wehrle, Astrid Liedert, Aline Heilmann, Tim Wehner, Ronny Bindl, Lena Fischer, Melanie Haffner-Luntzer, Franz Jakob, Thorsten Schinke, Michael Amling, Anita Ignatius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2015-01-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/8/1/93