The use of growth factors to increase the rate of regenerate consolidation.
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.
Kummer
F J
FJ
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York 10003.
Grant
A D
AD
Koval
K J
KJ
Pereira
D S
DS
Shevstov
V I
VI
Shreiner
A A
AA
Irianov
Y M
YM
Chirkova
A M
AM
Asonova
S N
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