The Generation of Closed Femoral Fractures in Mice: A Model to Study Bone Healing
Title:
The Generation of Closed Femoral Fractures in Mice: A Model to Study Bone Healing
Author:
Williams, Justin N.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (353 seconds)
Series:
Medicine
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Abstract:
The murine closed femoral fracture model is a powerful platform to study fracture healing and novel therapeutic strategies to accelerate bone regeneration. The goal of this surgical protocol is to generate unilateral closed femoral fractures in mice using an intramedullary steel rod to stabilize the femur.
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