Acta Vet. Brno 2010, 79: 599-606

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201079040599

Radiographic Assessment of Implant Failures of Titanium 3.5 LCP vs. 4.5 LCP Used for Flexible Bridging Osteosynthesis of Large Segmental Femoral Diaphyseal Defects in a Miniature Pig Model

Alois Nečas1, Pavel Proks2, Lucie Urbanová1, Robert Srnec1, Ladislav Stehlík2, Michal Crha1, Petr Raušer1, Ladislav Plánka3, Evžen Amler4,5, Lucy Vojtová6, Josef Jančář6

1Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty Hospital Brno, Czech Republic
4Institute of Biophysics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
5Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic
6Institute of Materials Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic

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