title: Macroscopic and microscopic process of long bone fracture healing.
abstract: The growth of each type of callus (cortical, medullary and periosteal) depends on the mechanical condition of fracture fixation (elastic fixation and instability or rigid immobilization), the type of treatment (non-operative, close or open surgical procedure, intra-medullary nailing, external fixation, plate...) and the high or poor quality of soft tissue and the specific characteristics of the local vascularisation.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHU Albert Michallon, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble cedex 9, France. PMerloz@chu-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merloz
mesh_terms: D002146:Bony Callus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography