Journal Article

·2021 OPEN ACCESS

Investigation of the Effects of Splenectomy on Bone Healing (Experimental Study)

Muhammet Zeki Gültekin , Serdar Yüksel , Ender Alagöz , Şule Özsoy , Ali Avcı YTU , Mehmet Akif Güleç YTU , Zeynep Bayramoğlu

İstanbul Medical Journal

Abstract

This study is an experimental setup to examine the effects of splenectomy, applied to multi-trauma patients who are commonly seen in emergency traumatology practices and on fracture healing processes with respect to histopathological, biomechanical, and radiological aspects.

Keywords

Bone healing Splenectomy Medicine Dentistry Surgery Internal medicine Spleen

Subject Areas

Abdominal Trauma and Injuries ·Surgery ·Health Sciences

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