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Temporal and Spatial Vascularization Patterns of Unions and Nonunions: Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
4 Jan 2012
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BACKGROUND: Failure of fracture-healing with nonunion is a major clinical problem. Angiogenesis is closely linked to bone regeneration, but the role of angiogenesis in nonunion formation remains unclear. Because established nonunions are well vascularized, we hypothesized that lack of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and vascularization during the early time course of fracture-healing...
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