Malnutrition and Fracture Healing: Are Specific Deficiencies in Amino Acids Important in Nonunion Development?
With the increasing incidence of fractures now, and in the future, the absolute number of bone-healing complications such as nonunion development will also increase. Next to fracture-dependent factors such as large bone loss volumes and inadequate stabilization, the nutritional state of these patien...
Main Authors: | Dennis M. Meesters, Karolina A.P. Wijnands, Peter R.G. Brink, Martijn Poeze |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-10-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/11/1597 |
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