Changes Induced in Limb Muscles by Distraction Osteogenesis: Histopathology and Histomorphometry of Gastrocnemius and Peroneus Tertius Muscles in Sheep

Distraction osteogenesis induces morphological tissue damage in the muscle envelope of bone. This damage is revesible as long as the frame stiffness, expressed by the transfixing wire stiffness, does not exceed 1000 N.