The influence of biomechanical stability on bone healing and fracture-related infection: the legacy of Stephan Perren.
Journal
Injury
ISSN: 1879-0267
Titre abrégé: Injury
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0226040
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
07
05
2020
revised:
16
06
2020
accepted:
24
06
2020
pubmed:
6
7
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
5
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Bone healing is a complicated process of tissue regeneration that is influenced by multiple biological and biomechanical processes. In a minority of cases, these physiological processes are complicated by issues such as nonunion and/or fracture-related infection (FRI). Based on a select few in vivo experimental animal studies, construct stability is considered an important factor influencing both prevention and treatment of FRI. Stephan Perren played a pivotal role in the evolution of our current understanding of the critical relationship between biomechanics, fracture healing and infection. Furthermore, his concept of strain theory and the process of fracture healing is familiar to several generations of surgeons and has influenced implant development and design for the past 50 years. In this review we describe the role of biomechanical stability on fracture healing, and provide a detailed analysis of the preclinical studies addressing this in the context of FRI. Furthermore, we demonstrate how Perren's concepts of stability are still applied to current surgical techniques to aid in the prevention and treatment of FRI. Finally, we highlight the key knowledge gaps in the underlying basic research literature that need to be addressed as we continue to optimize patient care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32620328
pii: S0020-1383(20)30551-9
doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.06.044
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
43-52Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest All authors declare no conflict of interest with respect to the preparation and writing of this article.