Journal article
A minimally invasive percutaneous technique of intramedullary nail insertion in an animal model of fracture healing
Abstract
Abstract Previous animal models of fracture repair have been shown to be reproducible but are often time-inefficient. We present a minimally invasive percutaneous technique for retrograde insertion of intramedullary pins in a model of rat femoral fracture healing. Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups: no fracture (n = 6), no fracture but pinned (n = 6), and fractured and pinned (n = 24). The pins were inserted in a percutaneous …
Authors
Bhandari M; Shaughnessy S
Journal
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Vol. 121, No. 10, pp. 591–593
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2001
DOI
10.1007/s004020100273
ISSN
0936-8051