title: Bony tissue repair.
abstract: Bone is among the most frequently injured of tissues, and bony injuries are among the conditions most commonly treated by hand therapists. An understanding of the biology of bony tissue repair, as well as the techniques available for its promotion, is therefore of the utmost importance to practitioners of hand therapy. This article addresses the biology of bony tissue repair, techniques currently available for the treatment of bony injuries, and management of specific bony injuries of the hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8071, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Slade
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000293:injuries; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*