Clinical pathologies of bone fracture modelled in zebrafish

• Main Authors: Tomecka, Monika J., Ethiraj, Lalith P., Sánchez, Luis M., Roehl, Henry Hamilton, Carney, Tom J.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Fracture; Bone
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142422
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reduced bone quality or mineral density predict susceptibility to fracture and also attenuate subsequent repair. Bone regrowth is also compromised by bacterial infection, which exacerbates fracture site inflammation. Because of the cellular complexity of fracture repair, as well as genetic and envir...