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ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2025

Muscle injury in orthopaedic trauma.

Justin Haller, Roman Natoli, Augustine Saiz, Joseph Wenke, Dillon O'Neill, Andrew Evans

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Article in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Justin HallerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8269-3925
Roman NatoliDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN.
Augustine SaizDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA.
Joseph WenkeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
Dillon O'NeillDepartment Orthopedics Surgery, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS.
Andrew EvansDepartment Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscle injury in the setting of orthopaedic trauma is common. Skeletal muscle injury can cause immune dysregulation and impair fracture healing both in patients and in various preclinical models. Muscle injury can also be associated with impaired vascularity and eliminate the muscle paracrine effect, both of which can impair fracture healing. Severe muscle injury can lead to volumetric muscle loss. While there are currently no effective treatments for volumetric muscle loss, minced muscle autograft has been shown to improve fracture healing, but not improve muscle function. Acute compartment syndrome can severely impact functional recovery and limit fracture healing. However, current animal models of compartment syndrome lack appropriate translation to the clinical injury.

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compartment syndromefracture healingmuscular injuryparacrinesoft tissuevolumetric muscle loss

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PMID40170873
PMCPMC11956756

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