Soft-tissue ossification following stable osteosyntheses using bone meal
Schöttle, H.; Jungbluth, K.H.; Sauer H-D; Schöntag, H.
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für Alle Gebiete der Operativen Medizen 49(1): 49-58
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4722 PMID: 413698 Document Number: 127431
Ectopic ossifications occassionally occur after stable osteosyntheses. The literature and our own observations indicate that osseous bore-chips probably favour these ossifications, especially after intermedullary nailing. Experiments determined the weight of osseous bore-chips which occur in intermedullary nailing of femur and in plate osteosynthesis of radius and ulna. Conclusions drawn from these findings should be considered when performing osteosynthesis.