Far Cortical Locking Can Improve Healing of Fractures Stabilized with Locking Plates

Bottlang, Michael; Lesser, Maren; Koerber, Julia; Doornink, Josef; von Rechenberg, Brigitte; Augat, Peter; C. Fitzpatrick, Daniel; M. Madey, Steven; Lawrence Marsh, J.

doi:10.2106/jbjs.i.01111

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Far Cortical Locking Can Improve Healing of Fractures Stabilized with Locking Plates

Published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery • Jul 1, 2010

Authors:

Michael Bottlang

Maren Lesser

Julia Koerber

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Locked bridge plating relies on secondary bone healing, which requires interfragmentary motion for callus formation. This study evaluated healing of fractures stabilized with a locked plating construct and a far cortical locking construct, which is a modified locked plating approach that...

Subject

Callus

Bone healing

Cortical bone

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