Ablation of Proliferating Osteoblast Lineage Cells After Fracture Leads to Atrophic Nonunion in a Mouse Model
K. R. Hixon, J. A. McKenzie, D. A. Sykes, S. Yoneda, A. Hensley, E. G. Buettmann, H. Zheng, D. Skouteris, A. McAlinden, A. N. Miller, M. J. Silva
This study shows that ablating proliferating osteoblast lineage cells after fracture in mice leads to atrophic nonunion, providing a new model for studying this condition.
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · Nov 1, 2021Peer-reviewedBioengineering