A review conventional methods to evaluate bone healing and their clinical suitability.
The author analyses the clinical suitability of palpatory, radiological, ultrasound and nuclear examinations to evaluate of bone union. Attention is drawn to the necessity to apply these methods in parallel, in order to obtain a complete quantitative and qualitative picture of the process of bone tissue healing.
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Klinika Ortopedyczna, II Wydział Lekarski, Akademia Medyczna, Warszawa.