Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1974;56:730-739.
© 1974 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Acceleration of Fracture Healing Distal to a Venous Tourniquet
ROBERT L. KRUSE M.D.1 and
PATRICK J. KELLY M.D.1
1 From the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester
A standard fracture or defect was made bilaterally in the bones of dogs. When a venous tourniquet was applied unilaterally for six weeks or until the fractures healed, healing was accelerated on the tourniquet side.