A novel specialized staging system for cancellous fracture healing, distinct from traditional healing pattern of diaphysis corticalfracture?
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Metaphysis cancellous bone fracture is one of the most common fracture types in clinical orthopedic practice. The specialized healing process of cancellous bone fracture has long been ignored by the academic society. Comparing with diaphyseal cortical bone healing, cancellous bone healing showed less bone tissue necrosis, barely any hematoma formation, limited inflammation events and no external callus formation. Based on our clinical practice and preliminary study, we hypothesize that the healing process of metaphysis cancellous fracture is a distinct process which could be concluded into five overlapping stages with distinguished histological features of each other. Different from the traditional theory defining diaphyseal cortical fracture, our novel staging theory is specialized in cancellous bone tissue fully considering its unique histological features. This novel staging system may help clinical orthopedists gain specialized understanding concerning cancellous healing process and aid in their clinical evaluation and treatment to metaphysis cancellous bone fracture.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Duanyang Han, Na Han, Feng Xue, Peixun Zhang
Institution: Peking University People's Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2331749147