10.1055/b-0034-86377 Infected nonunion of the clavicleRené K Marti Case description A 30-year-old woman presented with an infected defect nonunion of the clavicular midshaft after internal plate fixation. Indication Any infected…
10.1055/b-0034-86378 Wave plate fixation of an atrophic midshaft clavicular nonunionRené K Marti Case description One year after trauma a severely dislocated clavicular fracture did not heal in a 26-year-old woman….
10.1055/b-0034-86369 Induced membranes—summaryTimothy G Weber, David P Barei Introduction The implantation of a methylmethacrylate bone cement spacer into the area of a bone defect has been noted to result in…
10.1055/b-0034-86362 Nonunion and the application of platelet-leukocyte gel (PLG) and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)Gust van Montfort, Alexander H van der Veen, Peter AM Everts Platelets and platelet-leukocyte gel (PLG) Platelets…
10.1055/b-0034-86365 The role of decortication in the treatment of nonunionsRené K Marti Introduction Decortication and bone grafting is the most effective biological intervention to stimulate union of hypertrophic nonunions but…
10.1055/b-0034-86367 Open cancellous bone graftRené K Marti, Oldrich Čech Introduction The authors’ experience in the treatment of infected defect nonunions has been acquired over 40 years. In the early period…
10.1055/b-0034-86366 Autogenous bone grafting in the treatment of nonunionsRené K Marti, Christian van der Werken Introduction As early as 1867 the French surgeon Louis Ollier described his experience with free…
10.1055/b-0034-86368 Bone-graft substitutesLisa R Blackrick, John H Wilber Introduction The number of bone-grafting procedures has increased steadily for years with an estimated 2.2 million procedures carried out per year at…
10.1055/b-0034-86358 Evolution of treatment of nonunions Introduction Between 1969 and 1973 both authors were members of Hardi Weber′s team in St. Gallen, Switzerland. This period was only interrupted by a…
10.1055/b-0034-86359 Normal and impaired fracture healingPeter A Nolte, Jenneke Klein-Nulend Mechanical performance of bone The mechanical performance of the human skeleton is secured by the constant adaptation of bone to…
