A History of the Treatment of Non-Union of Fractures in the 19th Century, in the United States

Crawford, Robert

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“…A wide variety of nonsurgical methods were used including irritatant applications of caustic potash to the skin over the fracture, as well as injections into the fracture site, friction of bone ends and local pressure applied by splints. It was not until about 1900 that more modern treatment started and bone grafting started by McEwen and Nussbaum was widely accepted for nonunion treatment (Crawford, 1973). Treatment involved a wide exposure of the nonunion, resection of the bone ends, fixation and application of large autogenous bone grafts.…”

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Review Management of nonunion in trauma

Pacheco

Bradbury

Kasis

et al. 2004

Trauma

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Treatment of nonunion has radically changed in recent years. We define nonunion as a fracture of bone induced either by trauma or surgery which does not show clinical or radiographic signs of progression to healing within a reasonable time span. The reparative processes are present but inadequate. Fracture healing may be considered to be a balance between repair and breakdown processes at the fracture site. When breakdown exceeds repair, nonunion is the result. Altering the conditions at the fracture site even marginally in favour of repair will eventually lead to bony continuity being restored. Nonunion treatment should follow three principles: a) realignment; b) stabilization; and c) stimulation. Any surgical proce dure should address one or all of these areas. In this article the principles of nonunion management are explained, together with different bone healing stimulation techniques and our clinical results.

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Review Management of nonunion in trauma

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Kasis

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Trauma

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Henry Jacob Bigelow (1818–1890): His contributions to anatomy and surgery

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There have been many advances in the medical world over time that have greatly contributed to ameliorating and prolonging human life. The employment of surgical anesthesia is arguably one of the greatest medical discoveries of all time, and has immensely broadened our ability to treat the ill. While Dr. Henry Jacob Bigelow (1818-1890) was not the inventor of anesthesia, he was the first to publish and advocate its use in the 19th century (Bigelow and Bigelow [1894] A Memoir of Henry Jacob Bigelow, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company; Harrington and Mumford [1905] The Harvard Medical School: A History, Narrative and Documentary, Vol 2, New York: Lewis Publishing Company). Bigelow also contributed to revolutionizing the fields of orthopedic and urologic surgery, publishing extensive research on subjects where there was previously very little knowledge, and even developing new techniques. He also impacted the field of neuropsychiatry in his publication regarding Phineas Gage. His contributions to the medical field have set him apart as one of the most influential and famous surgeons of America in the 19th century. Anatomically, he will be remembered eponymously for his iliofemoral ligament and septum in the femur.

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An Historical Background to the Treatment of Non-Union

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2000

Orthofix External Fixation in Trauma and Orthopaedics

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A History of the Treatment of Non-Union of Fractures in the 19th Century, in the United States

Cited by 7 publications

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Review Management of nonunion in trauma

Review Management of nonunion in trauma

Henry Jacob Bigelow (1818–1890): His contributions to anatomy and surgery

An Historical Background to the Treatment of Non-Union

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