Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1934;16:298-302.
© 1934 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
THE EFFECTS OF IMMOBILIZATION ON NORMAL BONE
FRANCIS M. CONWAY M.D. and
JOHN G. STUBENBORD 3D, M.D.
In the absence of injury, there are no signs of atrophy in normal, healthy bones through disuse per se during a period ranging up to three weeks, so far as may be observed from the roentgenograms.