Fracture Healing Complications
A 40-year-old man presents 4 months after closed treatment of a tibial shaft fracture. Radiographs show abundant callus but persistent fracture lines. He has pain with weight-bearing but the fracture site is not tender. There is no evidence of infection. Regarding delayed union and its management:
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Delayed union is defined as a fracture that has not healed within the expected time frame for that p...
Risk factors for delayed union include patient factors (smoking, diabetes, malnutrition, NSAIDs, bis...
The definition of delayed union is fixed at 3 months for all bones regardless of location; callus fo...
Initial management of delayed union involves optimising modifiable risk factors: smoking cessation (...
Surgical intervention for delayed union is considered when conservative measures fail or when the fi...
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