Fracture Healing
A 28-year-old male sustains a closed transverse tibial shaft fracture after a motorcycle accident. The fracture is stabilized with an intramedullary nail. You are discussing the expected healing process with the patient. Regarding fracture healing and bone biology:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
Secondary (indirect) bone healing occurs with relative stability and involves callus formation throu...
Primary (direct) bone healing requires absolute stability with an interfragmentary strain of less th...
Fracture healing follows only one pathway regardless of mechanical environment; callus formation is ...
The inflammatory phase begins immediately after fracture and lasts 1-7 days; it involves hematoma fo...
Interfragmentary strain is calculated as gap displacement divided by gap width; tissues differentiat...
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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option