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Fracture non-union: Can biomarkers predict outcome?

Injury, ISSN: 0020-1383, Vol: 44, Issue: 12, Page: 1725-1732
2013
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  • 101
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  • Citations
    81
    • Citation Indexes
      78
    • Policy Citations
      2
      • Policy Citation
        2
    • Patent Family Citations
      1
      • Patent Families
        1
  • Captures
    101

Review Description

Delayed bone healing and non-union occurs in approximately 10–15% of long bone fractures. Both pathologies may result in prolonged period of pain, disability and repetitive operative interventions. Despite intense investigations and progress done in understanding the pathophysiologic processes governing bone healing, the diagnostic tools have not been altered. The clinical findings and radiographic features remain the two important landmarks of diagnosing non-union and even when the diagnosis is established there is debate on the ideal timing and mode of intervention. Emerging evidence suggest that there are certain molecules and genes that can serve as predictors of potentially unsuccessful fracture union. This article summarises the current evidence on the available ‘bio-markers’to predict fracture non-union.

Bibliographic Details

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138313003975; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2013.09.009; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84887086710&origin=inward; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24075219; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020138313003975; http://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-1383(13)00397-5/abstract; http://injuryjournal.com/retrieve/pii/S0020138313003975; http://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020138313003975/abstract; http://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020138313003975/fulltext; http://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020138313003975/pdf; http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020138313003975; https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/getSharedSiteSession?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Finjuryjournal.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0020138313003975&rc=0&code=jinj-site; http://acw.elsevier.com/SSOCore?return=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com%2Faction%2FconsumeSsoCookie%3FredirectUri%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Finjuryjournal.com%252Faction%252FconsumeSharedSessionAction%253FJSESSIONID%253DaaaGxTEw2zcrL5dpEfVxv%2526MAID%253DcJiMHUR0sWP3gMEDSgfFmg%25253D%25253D%2526SERVER%253DWZ6myaEXBLGvmNGtLlDx7g%25253D%25253D%2526ORIGIN%253D465040555%2526RD%253DRD; http://acw.elsevier.com/SSOCore/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com%2Faction%2FconsumeSsoCookie%3FredirectUri%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Finjuryjournal.com%252Faction%252FconsumeSharedSessionAction%253FJSESSIONID%253DaaaGxTEw2zcrL5dpEfVxv%2526MAID%253DcJiMHUR0sWP3gMEDSgfFmg%25253D%25253D%2526SERVER%253DWZ6myaEXBLGvmNGtLlDx7g%25253D%25253D%2526ORIGIN%253D465040555%2526RD%253DRD; https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/consumeSsoCookie?redirectUri=http%3A%2F%2Finjuryjournal.com%2Faction%2FconsumeSharedSessionAction%3FJSESSIONID%3DaaaGxTEw2zcrL5dpEfVxv%26MAID%3DcJiMHUR0sWP3gMEDSgfFmg%253D%253D%26SERVER%3DWZ6myaEXBLGvmNGtLlDx7g%253D%253D%26ORIGIN%3D465040555%26RD%3DRD&acw=&utt=

I. Pountos; T. Georgouli; P. V. Giannoudis; S. Pneumaticos

Elsevier BV

Medicine

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