Outside the Bone: What Is Happening Systemically to Influence Fracture Healing?

Stephen L Kates; Jibanananda Satpathy; Brad A Petrisor; Sanjit R Konda; Michael D McKee; Emil H Schemitsch

doi:10.1097/BOT.0000000000001116

Outside the Bone: What Is Happening Systemically to Influence Fracture Healing?

J Orthop Trauma. 2018 Mar:32 Suppl 1:S33-S36. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001116.

Authors

Stephen L Kates¹, Jibanananda Satpathy¹, Brad A Petrisor², Sanjit R Konda³, Michael D McKee⁴, Emil H Schemitsch⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
² Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

PMID: 29461401
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001116

Abstract

This article summarizes presentations of a symposium on bone health-related hot topics of the 2016 Basic Science Focus Forum. Taken together, these topics emphasize the critical importance of bone health in fracture management, the systemic factors that influence fracture healing, and the need to focus on issues other than simply the technical aspects of fracture repair.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use
Fracture Fixation
Fracture Healing*
Fractures, Bone / therapy*
Humans
Vitamins / therapeutic use

Substances

Bone Density Conservation Agents
Vitamins