TY - JOUR
T1 - Fracture healing
T2 - Bone healing, fracture management, and current concepts related to the hand
AU - LaStayo, Paul C.
AU - Winters, Kerri M.
AU - Hardy, Maureen
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Bones fracture frequently and often result in significant impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities, especially when the hand is involved. When fractures occur, there is a disruption of the skeletal tissue organization and a loss of mechanical integrity. The goal of fracture healing is to regenerate mineralized tissue in the fracture area and restore mechanical strength to the bone. Of equal importance is the reconstitution of the normal soft tissue gliding and movement about the fracture site. This article briefly reviews the history of fracture healing and the advances in mechanics and cellular and molecular biology, which should help the reader better understand the current mechanisms related to bone healing (primarily and secondarily). Fracture fixation modes also are described along with the temporal sequencing as to when to protect or move the fractured region.
AB - Bones fracture frequently and often result in significant impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities, especially when the hand is involved. When fractures occur, there is a disruption of the skeletal tissue organization and a loss of mechanical integrity. The goal of fracture healing is to regenerate mineralized tissue in the fracture area and restore mechanical strength to the bone. Of equal importance is the reconstitution of the normal soft tissue gliding and movement about the fracture site. This article briefly reviews the history of fracture healing and the advances in mechanics and cellular and molecular biology, which should help the reader better understand the current mechanisms related to bone healing (primarily and secondarily). Fracture fixation modes also are described along with the temporal sequencing as to when to protect or move the fractured region.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0894-1130(03)80003-0
DO - 10.1016/S0894-1130(03)80003-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 12755160
AN - SCOPUS:0038217009
SN - 0894-1130
VL - 16
SP - 81
EP - 93
JO - Journal of Hand Therapy
JF - Journal of Hand Therapy
IS - 2
ER -