TRAUMATIC HETEROTOPIC BONE-FORMATION IN THE QUADRICEPS MUSCLE - NO PROGRESSION BY CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION IN RABBITS

Authors
VANSUSANTE JLC BUMA P KIM HKW SALTER RB
Citation
Jlc. Vansusante et al., TRAUMATIC HETEROTOPIC BONE-FORMATION IN THE QUADRICEPS MUSCLE - NO PROGRESSION BY CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION IN RABBITS, Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica, 67(5), 1996, pp. 450-454
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016470
Volume
67
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
450 - 454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6470(1996)67:5<450:THBITQ>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
One hind limb in each of 20 New Zealand White rabbits was immobilized for 3 weeks together with daily forcible manipulation to induce hetero topic bone formation in the quadriceps muscle. The rabbits were then d ivided equally into a control group and a group treated with continuou s passive motion (CPM). The effect of CPM on the development of hetero topic bone formation was assessed by radiographs of the femur and by h istology. Treatment with CPM did not lead to increased heterotopic bon e formation, as compared to the control group.