title: Editorial commentary: healing requires scaffolds, growth factors, and cells.
abstract: Fracture biology healing requires scaffolds, growth factors, and cells. Biologics definitions are clarified in terms of osteoconductivity, osteoinductivity, and osteogenesis.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lubowitz
mesh_terms: D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans