title: [Bone fracture and the healing mechanisms. Fragility fracture and bone quality].
abstract: Fracture occurs in bone having less than normal elastic resistance without any violence. Numerous terms have been used to classify various types of fractures from low trauma events; "fragility fracture", "stress fracture", "insufficiency fracture", "fatigue fracture", "pathologic fracture", etc. The definitions of these terms and clinical characteristics of these fractures are discussed. Also state-of-the-art bone quality assessments; Finite element analysis of clinical CT scans, assessments of the Microdamage, and the Cross-links of Collagen are introduced in this review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University.
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.forename: Yukihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003094:Collagen; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen