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Fracture healing in the elderly patient.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Nov 2006
Gruber Reinhard, Koch Hannjörg, Doll Bruce A, Tegtmeier Florian, Einhorn Thomas A, Hollinger Jeffrey O
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Clinical experience gives rise to the impression that there are differences in fracture healing in different age groups. It is evident that fractures heal more efficiently in children than in adults. However, minimal objective knowledge exists to evaluate this assumption. Temporal, spatial, and cellular quantitative and qualitative interrelationships, as well as signaling molecules and extracellular matrix have...
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