An experimental model of open tibial fracture in the New Zealand white rabbit: surgical technique

• Main Authors: Mohd Jan, Nurul Hafiza, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Ibrahim, Mohd Zulfadzli, Che Seman, Che Nor Zarida, Zainal Abdullah, Muhamad Ezham
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society of Malaysia (TESMA) 2017
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66893/1/RR-300118-011.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66893/; http://regres.tesma.org.my/pdf/RR-300118-011.pdf

The objective of this study was to induce open tibial fracture in New Zealand White Rabbit model via exposing the fracture site for six hours. Our hypothesis was that infection would be induced when the underlying bone is exposing for six hours. In this research, we performed open tibial fracture vi...