Effects of Bone Graft and Electrical Stimulation on the Strength of Healing Bony Defects in Dogs
LINDSEY R, GROBMAN J, LEGGON R, PANJABI M, FRIEDLAENDER G. Effects of Bone Graft and Electrical Stimulation on the Strength of Healing Bony Defects in Dogs. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1987, 222: 275-280. PMID: 3304757, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-198709000-00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical stimulationGroup IIBone graftGroup IBony defectsGroup IIIAutogenous cancellous bone graftCancellous bone graftImplantable stimulatorTorsional strengthCanine femurStandard defectsIntact femurStrength 20Bone graftingGraftConclusive dataStrengthStimulationStrength 4WeeksHealing defectsFemurDefects