Influence of the mechanical environment upon the healing of segmental bone defects in the rat femur
Loss of large segments of bone creates critical size defects (CSDs). These fail to heal spontaneously and present major clinical challenges to orthopaedic surgeons. The research described in this thesis is based upon the hypothesis that the healing of CSDs is responsive to the ambient mechanical env...
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University of Warwick
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533230 |