A non-union model of the rabbit tibial diaphysis.
A consistently reproducible non-union model has been created in the adult rabbit tibial diaphysis. After making an osteotomy, the marrow was removed, the periosteum was excised and a silastic sheath was wrapped around the shaft. The fracture cleft was invaded by a non osteogenic fibrous tissue following the removal of the sheath after an interval of 4 weeks.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
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D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology