3. Fracture
ο A disruption or break in
the continuity of the
structure of bone
ο Traumatic injuries
account for the majority
of fractures
4. How does a fracture occur?
ο Results from
ο Injury
ο Direct (soft tissue injury is common)
ο Indirect
ο Twisting
ο Compression
ο Bending
ο tension
ο Repetitive stress
ο Abnormal weakening
5. Classification of fracture
ο On the basis of etiology
ο On the basis of displacement
ο On the basis of communication with external
environment
ο On the basis of site of fracture
ο On the basis of fracture morphology
ο On the basis of stability
6. β
ο On the basis of
etiology
ο Traumatic
ο Atraumatic
ο Pathological
ο Stress
fracture
ο Insufficiency
fracture
Stress Fracture
Pathological Fracture
Insufficiency Fracture
Traumatic Fracture
7. Un-displaced Fracture
ο On the basis of displacement
ο Un-displaced
ο Displaced
ο Translation
ο Angulation
ο Rotation
ο Length
Displaced Fracture
8. ο On the basis of communication with external
environment
ο Closed Fracture
ο Open Fracture
9. ο On the basis of site of fracture
ο Epiphyseal fracture
ο Metaphyseal
ο Diaphyseal
ο Upper third
ο Middle third
ο Lower third
ο Junctional
10. ο On the basis of fracture morphology
ο Transverse
ο Spiral
ο Oblique
ο Comminuted
ο Impacted
ο Segmental
ο Avulsion
11. ο On the basis of stability
ο Stable
ο Occur when a piece of the
periosteum is intact across
the fracture
ο Unstable
ο Grossly displaced
ο Periosteum completely torn
14. Fracture Healing
ο Proliferative physiological
state
ο Restores the tissue to its
original physical and
mechanical properties
ο Influenced by a variety of
systemic and local factors
16. Primary Healing
ο Osteonal Healing
ο Involves direct attempt by the cortex
to reestablish itself
ο Gaps in reduction heal by vessel
ingrowth-mesenchymal cells-
osteoblasts-osteoclast cutting cones
ο Direct contact areas heal by cutting
cones allowing passage of vessels
ο Resembles normal remodelling
ο Occurs only with anatomic reduction &
rigid fixation
17. Secondary healing
ο Enchondral Healing
ο Response of periosteum/ external soft tissues
ο Recapitulation of embryonic intramembranous
ossification and endochondral ossification
ο Intramembraneous= peripheral to fracture
ο Endochondral= adjacent to fracture
ο Motion enhances periosteal response
ο External soft tissue forms bridging callus
(Periosteal bridging callus)
18. STAGES OF FRACTURE HEALING
Cortical bone(FROST 1989)
ο Inflammation phase
ο Stage of Hematoma Formation 1-
2 Days
ο Stage of Inflammation 2-7 Days
ο Stage of Granulation
ο Reparative phase
ο Stage of Soft Callus Formation 1-
3 Weeks
ο Stage of Hard Callus Formation 3-
6 Weeks
ο Remodelling Phase >8. Weeks
ο Stage of Remodelling stage
(Consolidation)
ο Stage of Modelling stage
(Remodelling)
20. Reparative phase
ο Primary callus response (2 weeks)
ο Inflammation triggers cell division and angiogenesis
ο Chondrocytes secrete collagen and proteoglycans
ο Creates fibrocartilage
ο Bone formation
ο Soft callus turns to hard callus (lamellar bone)
21. Re-modelling phase
ο Begins during the middle of the repair phase
ο Continues up to years
ο Allows the bone to assume its normal configuration
ο Wolffβs law
ο The stresses on the bone is directly proportional to
remodelling
22. Growth Factors
ο Bone Morphogenic Protein
ο Osteoinductive
ο Mesenchymal cells to osteoblasts
ο Transforming growth factor beta
ο Induces mesenchymal cells and osteoblast to produce
type II collagen
ο Regulates cartilage and bone formation in fracture callus
23. ο Insulin like growth factor II
ο Promote cell proliferation and matrix synthesis by
chondrocytes and osteoblasts
ο Responsible for formation of fracture callus
ο Platelet derived growth factor
ο Stimulate osteoblast or osteoprogenitor cell activity
ο Promote bone formation
25. Stability and fracture Healing
ο Stability determines strain
ο Stain
ο Strain is defined as change in fracture gap divided by the fracture gap (ΞL/L)
ο Highest fracture site strain is seen in a simple fracture
ο Stability
ο Absolute stability
ο Relative stability
ο Strain determines type of healing
ο Strain less than 2% results in primary bone healing (endosteal healing).
ο Strain 2% to 10% results in secondary bone healing (enchondral ossi cation).
ο Strain greater than 10% does not permit bone formation.