title: [Osteopoikilosis--fracture healing].
abstract: Between 1956 and 1988 five cases of osteopoikilosis have been observed. All cases were found by chance. In two cases there were fractures: one of the femur shaft, which has been stabilized by intramedullary nailing, one of the fifth metacarpal bone which has been treated conservatively. In both cases no delay of bony union could be observed. Osteopoikilosis- as a mesenchymal lesion--seems to have no negative influence on fracture healing.
authors.affiliation: Unfallkrankenhaus Wien-Meidling.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sim
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries; D008875:Middle Aged; D010023:Osteopoikilosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Osteopoikilie--Frakturheilung.