Effect of Time Lag from Injury to Surgery on the Temporal Expression of Growth Factors After Intramedullary Nailing of Isolated Fracture of Femur Shaft

[1] Barnes GL(1999)Growth factor regulation of fracture repair Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 14 1805-1815

[2] Kostenuik PJ(2005)Current concepts of molecular aspects of bone healing Injury 36 1392-1404

[3] Gerstenfeld LC(2002)Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates bone repair by promoting angiogenesis and bone turnover Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 9656-9661

[4] Einhorn TA(2013)Release of growth factors and the effect of age, sex, and severity of injury after long bone fracture: A preliminary report Acta Orthopaedica 84 65-70

[5] Dimitriou R(2003)Adenoviral VEGF-A gene transfer induces angiogenesis and promotes bone formation in healing osseous tissues The Journal of Gene Medicine 5 560-566

[6] Tsiridis E(2005)Vascular endothelial growth factor gene-activated matrix (VEGF165-GAM) enhances osteogenesis and angiogenesis in large segmental bone defects Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 20 2028-2035

[7] Giannoudis PV(1998)The potential role of transforming growth factor beta in fracture healing Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 355 S294-S300

[8] Street J(2015)Transforming growth factor beta family: Insight into the role of growth factors in regulation of fracture healing biology and potential clinical applications Mediators of Inflammation 17 296-305

[9] Bao M(2009)Intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures: Current concepts Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 40 205-208

[10] deGuzman L(2009)The incidence of non-union following unreamed intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures Injury 71 336-340

[1] Barnes GL(1999)Growth factor regulation of fracture repair Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 14 1805-1815

[2] Kostenuik PJ(2005)Current concepts of molecular aspects of bone healing Injury 36 1392-1404

[3] Gerstenfeld LC(2002)Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates bone repair by promoting angiogenesis and bone turnover Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 9656-9661

[4] Einhorn TA(2013)Release of growth factors and the effect of age, sex, and severity of injury after long bone fracture: A preliminary report Acta Orthopaedica 84 65-70

[5] Dimitriou R(2003)Adenoviral VEGF-A gene transfer induces angiogenesis and promotes bone formation in healing osseous tissues The Journal of Gene Medicine 5 560-566

[6] Tsiridis E(2005)Vascular endothelial growth factor gene-activated matrix (VEGF165-GAM) enhances osteogenesis and angiogenesis in large segmental bone defects Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 20 2028-2035

[7] Giannoudis PV(1998)The potential role of transforming growth factor beta in fracture healing Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 355 S294-S300

[8] Street J(2015)Transforming growth factor beta family: Insight into the role of growth factors in regulation of fracture healing biology and potential clinical applications Mediators of Inflammation 17 296-305

[9] Bao M(2009)Intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures: Current concepts Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 40 205-208

[10] deGuzman L(2009)The incidence of non-union following unreamed intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures Injury 71 336-340