Fig. 3
From: A new sequential animal model for infection-related non-unions with segmental bone defect
Micro computed tomography (micro-CT) of the left femora of Sprague-Dawley rats at the endpoint. Osteotomy with segmental defect, bacterial infection or sham infection, were performed 13 weeks before; angle-stable osteosynthesis with an angle-stable plate was done 8 weeks before analysis. No consolidation of the segmental defect is recognizable in the non-infected group (a) and the infected group (b). Hypertrophic callus formation, reduction of bone density, change of the trabecular structures and peri-implant loosening were detected in the infected group (b)