Stabilizing a Femur Osteotomy with a Plate Fixation in Ambystoma mexicanumAnastasia Polikarpova 1, Christian Bucher 2, Agnes Ellinghaus 2,3, Helena Okulski 1, Georg Duda 2, Katharina Schmidt-Bleek 2,3, Elly Margaret Tanaka 1
1Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, 2Julius Wolff Institute for Biomechanics and Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 3Berlin Institute of Health Centre for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
A protocol for femoral osteotomy surgery with the use of internal plate fixation in mature axolotls is presented. The procedure can be used to perform comparative studies on limb regeneration and fracture healing in aquatic amphibians.
