Influence of Thoracic Trauma on Fracture Healing in Long Bones—A Retrospective Analysis

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-518018
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.51801

Timm, Karsten ; Walter, Nike

; Heinrich, Martin

; Knapp, Gero ; Thormann, Ulrich ; El Khassawna, Thaqif ; Alt, Volker ; Heiss, Christian ; Rupp, Markus

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Abstract

Purpose: Pre-clinical studies indicate that concomitant thoracic trauma impairs fracture healing of long bones and reduces callus formation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients with accompanying chest trauma suffer from delayed fracture healing of long bones in comparison with patients with fractures of two long bones or isolated fractures. Patients and Methods: This is a ...