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1Department of Orthopedics,All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 2Department of Biochemistry,All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 3Department of Anaesthesiology Pain Medicine and Critical Care,All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 4Department of Radiodiagnosis,All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 5Department of Pathology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 6Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)
Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 01:18Surgical Procedure for Creating Complete Transverse Fracture Through Open Osteotomy
- 03:38Results: X-Ray of the Femur, Bone with Callus Obtained After Optimal Decalcification, and H&E Staining of the Fracture Site
- 04:52Conclusion
Here, we present a protocol to iatrogenically fracture the shaft of the femur of Wistar albino rats and follow up on the development of the callus. This femur osteotomy model can help researchers evaluate the process of fracture healing and to study how a drug could influence fracture healing.
