902 Specialist Orthopaedic Education
Fracture
Bone fracture and healing
In the past, fracture reduction and fixation required absolute anatomical reduction and stability. This often led to fracture non-union due to excessive vascular and soft tissue damage during surgery. Nowadays, absolute anatomical reduction is found to be un-necessary except fractures into joints. The reduction and fixation should minimize the trauma to the surrounding blood vessels and soft tissues. The fixation stability should be relative to stimulate bone formation during fracture healing. Modern minimally invasive fracture and reduction techniques help to achieve these goals on one hand, and to facilitate rehabilitation and functional recovery on the other.
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