Does traumatic brain injury result in accelerated fracture healing?
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- 作者：Morley ; John ; Marsh ; Sarah ; Drakoulakis ; Emmanuil ; Pape ; Hans-Christoph ; Giannoudis ; Peter V.
- 关键词：Brain injury ; Fracture healing ; Physiological restoration
- 刊名：Injury
- 出版年：2005
- 出版时间：March, 2005
- 年：2005
- 卷：36
- 期：3
- 页码：363-368
- 全文大小：94.6 K
文摘
In patients who have sustained a traumatic brain injury with an associated extremity fracture there is often a clinical perception that the rate of new bone formation around the fracture site is increased. Whether this rapidly forming new bone is fracture callus or a variant of heterotopic ossification, a common complication of traumatic brain injury, is the subject of some debate. This review will provide a comprehensive analysis on this topic and will discuss clinical and physiological evidence as well as potential areas for future research in this field.