title: Bone regeneration and limb lengthening.
abstract: Regeneration of bone in the presence of stable fixation and the maintenance of the osteogenic tissue (marrow, endosteum, nutrient artery, and periosteum) required another factor to stimulation of bone regeneration: incremental distraction produces bone of both endosteal and periosteal origin. The soft tissues undergo to same growth phenomenon. The mechanism of ossification occurs without intermediate fibrocartilage.
authors.affiliation: CHU Albert Michallon, BP 217, University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. PMerloz@chu-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merloz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D016267:External Fixators; D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*