"Fracture Healing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The physiological restoration of bone tissue and function after a fracture. It includes BONY CALLUS formation and normal replacement of bone tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D017102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.762.891.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Fracture Healing- Fracture Healing
- Fracture Healings
- Healing, Fracture
- Healings, Fracture
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fracture Healing" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fracture Healing" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fracture Healing" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of soft tissue composition and arm diameter on fracture strain in simulated humeral shaft fractures undergoing functional bracing. Injury. 2026 Jun; 57(6):113276.
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Does Soft Tissue Envelope Affect Rates of Union in Functional Brace Treatment of Humeral Shaft Fractures? J Orthop Trauma. 2026 Apr 01; 40(4):189-195.
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Femoral neck fractures: a cohort comparison of nonunion and complication rates after ballistic versus blunt mechanism fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Nov 15; 35(1):3.
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Fracture-Associated Microbiome and Persistent Nonunion: Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals New Findings. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Feb 01; 36(Suppl 2):S40-S46.
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Effect of nailing technique on length of stay in isolated ballistic femoral shaft fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Feb; 33(2):353-360.
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Vibration therapy as an intervention for enhancing trochanteric hip fracture healing in elderly patients: a randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Trials. 2021 Dec 04; 22(1):878.
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Non-union bone fractures. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2021 08 05; 7(1):57.
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Surgical management of humeral shaft nonunions. Success of a consistent protocol over 17 years. Injury. 2021 Dec; 52(12):3580-3587.
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Predicting Functional Outcomes Following Fracture Nonunion Repair-Development and Validation of a Risk Profiling Tool. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Jun; 34(6):e214-e220.
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Complications and Long-Term Outcomes of Open Reduction and Plate Fixation of Proximal Humeral Fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Dec 04; 101(23):2129-2139.