Effects of mechanical loading on cortical defect repair using a novel mechanobiological model of bone healing
C. Liu, R. Carrera, V. Flamini, L. Kenny, P. Cabahug-Zuckerman, B. George, D. Hunter, B. Liu, G. Singh, P. Leucht, K. A. Mann, J. A. Helms, A. B. Castillo
This study shows that mechanical loading at different stages of cortical bone healing affects repair outcomes, with loading during matrix deposition enhancing bone and cartilage formation.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2017Bioengineering