A New Method for Creating Impact-Induced Intra-Articular Fractures in a Rabbit Model Induces Severe Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis.
Jessica E GoetzMarc J BrouilletteMaxwell Y SakyiDanielle P PaulsenEmily B PetersenDouglas C FredericksPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic trauma (2024)
The ankle joint of the New Zealand White rabbit provides the smallest available model of impact-induced IAF that can be treated with clinically relevant techniques and replicates key features of healing and degeneration found in human patients.