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Clinical Assessments of Fracture Healing and Basic Science Correlates: Is There Room for Convergence? Current osteoporosis reports Lopas, L. A., Shen, H., Zhang, N., Jang, Y., Tawfik, V. L., Goodman, S. B., Natoli, R. M. 2022

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to summarize the clinical and basic science methods used to assess fracture healing and propose a framework to improve the translational possibilities.RECENT FINDINGS: Mainstays of fracture healing assessment include clinical examination, various imaging modalities, and assessment of function. Pre-clinical studies have yielded insight into biomechanical progression as well as the genetic, molecular, and cellular processes of fracture healing. Efforts are emerging to identify early markers to predict impaired healing and possibly early intervention to alter these processes. Despite of the differences in clinical and preclinical research, opportunities exist to unify and improve the translational efforts between these arenas to develop and optimize our ability to assess and predict fracture healing, thereby improving the clinical care of these patients.

View details for DOI 10.1007/s11914-022-00770-7

View details for PubMedID 36534307