24 October 2023: Clinical Research
Comparison of Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite Bone Graft with Empty Defects in Long Bone Fractures: A Retrospective Case-Control Study
Jonas Pawelke 1ABCDEF , Vithusha Vinayahalingam 1ABE , Christian Heiss 12D , Matthäus Budak 2E , Thaqif El Khassawna 1ABCDE* , Gero Knapp 2ABCDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941112
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941112
Table 3 General pathologies of fracture healing evaluated in this trial.
| Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1 | Expanded fracture gap |
| 2 | Subchondral sclerosis |
| 3 | Minimized articular gap |
| 4 | Pseudarthrosis of the collateral bon (incl. processus styloideus ulnae) |
| 5 | Dislocated fracture fragment |
| 6 | New fracture or widening |
| 7 | Pseudarthrosis |
| 8 | Osteophytes and/or bone cysts |