Biomechanics of fracture healing: how best to optimize your construct in the OR.
review · Level V
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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.