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Establishing a Diaphyseal Femur Fracture Model in Mice
Published on: December 9, 2022
Diabetic fracture healing
Ankur Gandhi1, Frank Liporace, Vikrant Azad
1Department of Orthopaedics, University of Medicine & Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB G-574, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Abstract:
Patients with diabetic ankle fractures consistently are at greater risk of sustaining a complication during treatment than nondiabetics.other medical comorbidities, especially Charcot neuroarthropathy and peripheral vascular disease, play distinct roles in increasing these complication rates. Many options for nonoperative and operative treatment exist, but respect for soft tissue management and attention to stable, rigid fixation with prolonged immobilization and prolonged restricted weight bearing are paramount in trying to minimize problems and yield functions.
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