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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2017

An Efficient and Reproducible Protocol for Distraction Osteogenesis in a Rat Model Leading to a Functional Regenerated Femur.

Martine Pithioux, Flavy Roseren, Christian Jalain, Franck Launay, Philippe Charpiot, Patrick Chabrand, Sandrine Roffino, Edouard Lamy

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Martine PithiouxCNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, Aix Marseille Univ; Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Institute for Locomotion, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, APHM; martine.pithioux@univ-amu.fr.
Flavy RoserenCNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, Aix Marseille Univ; Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Institute for Locomotion, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, APHM.
Christian JalainEcole centrale de Marseille.
Franck LaunayCNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, Aix Marseille Univ; Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Institute for Locomotion, Department of Peadiatric Orthopaedics, APHM.
Philippe CharpiotFaculté de Pharmacie, Laboratoire de Biochimie.
Patrick ChabrandCNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, Aix Marseille Univ; Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Institute for Locomotion, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, APHM.
Sandrine RoffinoCNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, Aix Marseille Univ.
Edouard LamyCNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, Aix Marseille Univ; Service Central de la Qualité et de l'Information Pharmaceutiques, APHM.
Aix-Marseille Université · FRHôpital Sainte-Marguerite · FRCentrale Marseille · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This protocol describes the use of a newly developed external fixator for distraction osteogenesis in a rat femoral model. Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a surgical technique leading to bone regeneration after an osteotomy. The osteotomized extremities are moved away from each other by gradual distraction to reach the desired elongation. This procedure is widely used in humans for lower and upper limb lengthening, treatment after a bone nonunion, or the regeneration of a bone defect following surgery for bone tumor excision, as well as in maxillofacial reconstruction. Only a few studies clearly demonstrate the efficiency of their protocol in obtaining a functional regenerated bone, i.e., bone that will support physiological weight-bearing without fracture after removal of the external fixator. Moreover, protocols for DO vary and reproducibility is limited by lack of information, making comparison between studies difficult. The aim of this study was to develop a reproducible protocol comprising an appropriate external fixator design for rat limb lengthening, with a detailed surgical technique that permits physiological weight-bearing by the animal after removal of the external fixator.

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External FixatorsAnimalsBioengineeringDisease Models, AnimalFemurOsteogenesis, DistractionRatsReproducibility of Results

Identifiers

PMID29155725
PMCPMC5755177
OpenAlexW2767070396

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