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Nonunion of the mandible [PDF]
The Laryngoscope, 1976 AbstractNonunion of the mandible was evaluated over a five‐year period (1968–1973). Fourteen cases were noted out of 577 mandibular fractures for an incidence of 2.4 percent.Causes of the complications were determined by a careful review of the poorly healing and successfully treated cases of mandibular fracture.
Robert H. Mathog, Lawrence R. Boies
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The Role of Persistent Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Infected Nonunion: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Immunity, Inflammation and DiseaseIntroduction Infected Nonunion is a challenging condition that arises from infections at the fracture site, causing persistent inflammation and preventing proper healing of the fracture ends.
Tao Liu +8 more
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Predicting the Nonunion of the Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture Following Low‐Energy Injuries by Quantifying Vertebral Marrow Fat Fraction on T2‐Weighted Dixon Sequences [PDF]
Orthopaedic SurgeryObjective Increased marrow fat fraction (MFF) of vertebrae was detected in patients with osteoporosis. However, MFF of the fractured vertebrae decreased significantly following the fracture.
Pengguo Gou +4 more
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Nonunion of the femoral diaphysis [PDF]
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 2001 Roger Wade +2 more
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Exchange Nailing for Aseptic Nonunion of the Femoral Shaft after Intramedullary Nailing [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2020 Purpose Although exchange nailing is a standard method of treating femoral shaft nonunion, various rates of healing, ranging from 72% to 100%, have been reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of exchange nailing in femoral shaft
Sung-Soo Ha +5 more
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Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 A fracture that lasts for a minimum of nine months without signs of healing for three months is the standard description of nonunion. Plethora of literatures highlights the determinants that increase the risk of nonunion as infections, older age, diabetes, anti-inflammatory drugs, use of tobacco/nicotine, open/compound fracture, low vitamin-D ...
Pragadeesh Palaniappan +1 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background Transverse sternal nonunion is a rare but disabling complication of chest trauma or a transverse sternotomy. Fixation methods, mainly used to manage the more common longitudinal sternal nonunion, often fail, leaving the surgical treatment of ...
Tomaz Malovrh +3 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundMore recently, there was a series of clinical studies focusing on local administration of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in long-bone fracture patients suffering from delayed union and nonunion.
Shang Li, Fei Xing, Rong Luo, Ming Liu
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundA coronal comminuted femoral intertrochanteric fracture is a special type of fracture that easily leads to internal fixation failure, and the current internal fixation techniques remain controversial.
Liangcong Hu +10 more
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The Incidence of and Demographic Disparities Among Fifth Metatarsal Fracture Nonunions [PDF]
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific), 2022 Aim: This study aimed to assess the incidence and demographics of fifth metatarsal (5MT) fractures, as well as the association of these factors with nonunion rates.
Alexandra Flaherty +4 more
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