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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2014

Generation of closed transverse fractures in small animals.

Anthony De Giacomo, Elise F Morgan, Louis C Gerstenfeld

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Polytrauma impairs fracture healing accompanied by increased persistence of innate inflammatory stimuli and reduced adaptive response.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025
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  8. Correlation between RUST assessments of fracture healing to structural and biomechanical properties.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anthony De GiacomoBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Elise F MorganBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Louis C GerstenfeldBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

A Systems Genetics Approach to Fracture HealingR01AR059741 · NIAMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GERSTENFELD, LOUIS CHARLES · 2012 to 2016
$1.8M
Role of Angiogenesis in Distraction OsteogenesisR01AR056637 · NIAMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GERSTENFELD, LOUIS CHARLES · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS AR056637NIAMS NIH HHS AR062642NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR056637NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR059741
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most common procedure that has been developed for use in rats and mice to model fracture healing is described. The nature of the regenerative processes that may be assessed and the types of research questions that may be addressed with this model are briefly outlined. The detailed surgical protocol to generate closed simple transverse fractures is presented, and general considerations when setting up an experiment using this model are described.

Indexed as

Fractures, ClosedModels, AnimalAnimalsFracture HealingMiceRats

Identifiers

PMID24482163
PMCPMC4464673

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