Abstract:Delayed and impaired bone fracture healing are associated with diabetic populations. This is a challenging problem for orthopaedic surgeons especially in the US where the percentage of type 2 diabetic patients continues to climb at an alarming rate. Limited treatment options exist for orthopaedic surgeons to improve fracture healing, and the most commonly used therapies involve placement of proteins (bone morphogenetic protein), graft tissue, or demineralized bone matrix at the fracture site. We have previousl… Show more
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