Angiogenesis in fracture repair.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 9917629.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Fracture of bone disrupts its circulation and leads to necrosis and hypoxia of adjacent bone. Under normal circumstances, fractured bone undergoes the orderly regeneration of its component tissues with complete restoration of mechanical properties. Reestablishment of the circulation is an early event in fracture healing. Several experimental models of protracted, impaired, or compromised healing have been developed to evaluate the effects of angiogenic factors in accelerating or enhancing repair.
Medical subject headings
- Bone and Bones
- Fracture Healing
- Fractures, Bone
- Neovascularization, Physiologic