Biomechanics of fracture healing: how best to optimize your construct in the OR

Michael Hast, Vaida Glatt, Michael Archdeacon, Eric Ledet, Gregory Lewis, Jaimo Ahn, Justin Haller

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Abstract

Orthopaedic surgeons routinely assess the biomechanical environment of a fracture to create a fixation construct that provides the appropriate amount of stability in efforts to optimize fracture healing. Emerging concepts and technologies including reverse dynamization, “smart plates” that measure construct strain, and FractSim software that models fracture strain represent recent developments in optimizing construct biomechanics to accelerate bone healing and minimize construct failure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)e304
JournalOTA International
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 14 2024

Keywords

  • biomechanical
  • fracture union
  • model
  • reverse dynamization
  • smart plate
  • strain

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Surgery

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