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Release of growth factors and the effect of age, sex, and severity of injury after long bone fracture: A preliminary report

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The systemic response after fracture is regulated by a complex mechanism involving numerous growth factors. In this study, we analyzed the kinetics of key growth factors following lower-limb long bone fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Human serum was isolated from 15 patients...

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Autores principales: Pountos, Ippokratis, Georgouli, Theodora, Henshaw, Karen, Bird, Howard, Giannoudis, Peter V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3584605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23343371
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2013.765624