Mechanisms of fracture healing.
Bone is remarkable in that...it regenerates itself. In fact, it is the only tissue...except the liver with that regenerative capacity....The stages of healing in fracture callus recapitulate the spatial zones seen in the growth plate of a child.
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Orthopaedic Research, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000535:Aluminum / Q000506:poisoning; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D002146:Bony Callus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
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