Fractures - General Principles
The basics principles of radiological fracture evaluation.
Complications - Part 2
Complications related to fixation material
Infections
Secondary Osteoarthritis
Complications related to fixation material
- Mechanical problems: loosening/migration of hardware (Fig. 28), hardware breakage, malposition (fracture not adequately fixed or, for example, intra-articular position of hardware)
- Infected hardware
- Osteonecrosis due to disruption of blood supply, for example, by overly aggressive plate fixation
- Pain or restricted motion (due to irritation of surrounding structures such as muscles/tendons/joints/nerves/skin)
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Literature: sources and author
Text & Illustrations
drs. A. van der Plas, MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+
Sources:
- W. Ghanem et al.; State of the Nonunion: A review of the latest literature. Orthopedic Reviews (2025)
- JD. Thomas; JL. Kehoe; Bone Nonunion. Statpearls (2023)
- KM. Bowers et al.; Delayed Union and Nonunion: Current Concepts, Prevention, and Correction: A Review. Bioengineering (2024)
- M. Odorizzi; Posttraumatic Pseudoarthrosis of a Clavicle Fracture in an 11-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report and Analysis. Case Rep Orthop (2020)
- B.J. Manaster et al. The Requisites – Musculoskeletal Imaging. 2007
- N. Raby et al. Accident & Emergency Radiology – A Survival Guide. 2005.
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