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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Traumatic Fracture Treatment: Calcium Phosphate Bone Substitute Case-Control Study in Humerus, Radius, Tibia Fractures-Assessing Efficacy and Recovery Outcomes.

Gero Knapp, Jonas Pawelke, Christian Heiss, Sera Elmas, Vithusha Vinayahalingam, Thaqif ElKhassawna

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The effects of augmentation choices for locking plate fixation in proximal humerus fracture osteosynthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Gero KnappDepartment of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9864-547X
Jonas PawelkeExperimental Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1971-1561
Christian HeissDepartment of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Sera ElmasDepartment of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-1854-3131
Vithusha VinayahalingamExperimental Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Thaqif ElKhassawnaExperimental Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1187-8578

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To date, insufficient investigation has been carried out on the biocompatibility of synthetic bioactive bone substitute materials after traumatically induced bone fractures in clinical conditions. This study encompasses the safety, resorption, healing process, and complications of surgical treatment. Our current hypothesis posits that calcium phosphate-based bone substitutes could improve bone healing. In this retrospective case-control study, over 290 patients who underwent surgical treatment for acute fractures were examined. Bone defects were augmented with calcium phosphate-based bone substitute material (CP) in comparison to with empty defect treatment (ED) between 2011 and 2018. A novel scoring system for fracture healing was introduced to assess bone healing in up to six radiological follow-up examinations. Furthermore, demographic data, concomitant diseases, and complications were subjected to analysis. Data analysis disclosed significantly fewer postoperative complications in the CP group relative to the ED group (

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alloplasticbone substitutecalcium phosphatedistal radiusgeriatricsproximal humerusproximal tibiasynthetic bone materialtrauma surgery

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PMID37893234
PMCPMC10604612

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