Integrative Approach to Facilitate Fracture Healing: Topical Chinese Herbal Paste with Oral Strontium Ranelate

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Biomechanical parameters of the 4-point bending test on the fractured tibia of rat. (a) Yield load; (b) ultimate load; (c) failure load; (d) stiffness. Ctrl: control; CDR: topical treatment of 1 g CDR; SrR200: oral administration of 200 mg/kg SrR; SrR600: oral administration of 600 mg/kg SrR. Data is expressed as mean ± SEM (error bar). , versus CDR + SrR600 as indicated by the n-zig-zag lines.

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