The risk of non-union per fracture: current myths and revised figures from a population of over 4 million adults

Background and purpose — Fracture non-union remains a major clinical problem, yet there are no data available regarding the overall risk of fractures progressing to non-union in a large population. We investigated the rate of non-union per fracture in a large adult population. Methods — National dat...

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Main Authors: Leanora A Mills, Stuart A Aitken, A Hamish R W Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1321351