Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 63-69, February 2009

Principles of fracture healing and disorders of bone union

Rajeev Jahagirdar MBBS MRCS is a Registrar in Orthopaedics at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Brigitte E Scammell DM FRCS(Orth) is a Reader and Honorary Orthopaedic Consultant at Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

This article describes the mechanisms of fracture healing (direct and indirect), general fracture management, the influence of the surgeon on the biology and biomechanical environment of bone healing, and disorders of bone union.

Keywords: delayed union, fracture callus, fracture healing, non-union

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PII: S0263-9319(08)00290-1

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2008.12.011

Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 63-69, February 2009

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