TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and radiological signs of bone healing in conservatively treated fractures in adults
AU - Strømmen, Carsten Ulrich
AU - Brinch, Signe
AU - Hansen, Christian Fugl
AU - Rasmussen, Jens Bo
AU - Ratjen, Ulrik
AU - Hansen, Philip
AU - Lauritzen, Jes Bruun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Published under Open Access CC-BY-NC-BD 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
PY - 2023/12/18
Y1 - 2023/12/18
N2 - Traumatic fractures are often treated conservatively. Bone healing is a complex process and the complexities of a fracture, bone quality, treatment, and patient factors are all crucial. Routine X-rays and clinical follow-ups are a significant cost to society as well as exposing the patient to increased radiation and should only be performed if there is a risk of complications that may impact the treatment. It is difficult to assess on X-rays alone, whether there is sufficient bone healing and X-rays are therefore always recommended in conjunction with clinical examination.
AB - Traumatic fractures are often treated conservatively. Bone healing is a complex process and the complexities of a fracture, bone quality, treatment, and patient factors are all crucial. Routine X-rays and clinical follow-ups are a significant cost to society as well as exposing the patient to increased radiation and should only be performed if there is a risk of complications that may impact the treatment. It is difficult to assess on X-rays alone, whether there is sufficient bone healing and X-rays are therefore always recommended in conjunction with clinical examination.
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M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
C2 - 38105731
AN - SCOPUS:85180385614
SN - 0041-5782
VL - 185
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
IS - 51
ER -