The use of growth factors to increase the rate of regenerate consolidation
Kummer, F J; Grant, A D; Koval, K J; Pereira, D S; Shevstov, V I; Shreiner, A A; Irianov, Y M; Chirkova, A M; Asonova, S N
Two types of growth factors were used in an attempt to improve the quality of the regenerate bone in canine tibias after Ilizarov lengthening. Mechanical testing, biochemical analysis and histology did not demonstrate appreciable differences between the treated and the control limbs
PMID: 19877944
ISSN: 1076-3279
CID: 105179