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From: Bone morphogenetic proteins − 7 and − 2 in the treatment of delayed osseous union secondary to bacterial osteitis in a rat model

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Micro computed tomography (micro-CT) of the right tibiae of Sprague-Dawley rats at the endpoint. Fracture, bacterial infection or sham infection, and intramedullary stabilization with titanium Kirschner wires was performed 10 weeks before; application of rhBMP-7, rhBMP-2 or sterile saline was done 5 weeks before analysis. Improved consolidation of the fracture gap is recognizable in the control group compared to the three infected groups. Considerable differences in callus formation between both rhBMP groups were not detected

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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