Open AccessThe Effect of Pentoxifylline on the Healing of Segmental Bone Defects and Angiogenesis
Author(s) -
Gökhan Çakmak,
Mehmet Şükrü Şahin,
B. Handan Özdemir,
Emre Karadenİz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.3944/aott.2015.15.0158
Subject(s) - medicine , angiogenesis , iliac crest , bone healing , pentoxifylline , cd31 , diaphysis , surgery , urology , orthopedic surgery
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pentoxifylline (PTX) on angiogenesis and the healing of a critical-sized segmental defect of the radius diaphysis in a rat model, using radiological and histological grading systems.
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