Effect on knee disarticulation on bone growth in immature rabbits

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Alsancak S., ERDEMLİ B. A., Korkusuz Z.

PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.189-194, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/03093649709164555
  • Dergi Adı: PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.189-194
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was designed by the University of Ankara Experimental and Research Laboratory for animals in 1997. In the study an anteroposterior skin flap technique was used for 20 knee disarticulation amputations and also in 20 trans-femoral amputations on immature rabbits, in order to investigate their effects on the femoral epiphyseal growth plate. The femurs of the rabbits were observed radiographically for 8 weeks. It was observed that the femurs tended to grow at a slower rate compared to the normal contralateral femur.