Talk:Nonunion

Infection
It is an old superstition that infection causes a non-union! A non-union is caused by mechanical instability between fracture ends, by interposition of soft tissue or necrotic bone in between the two main fracture ends or when there is gap because of loss of bone. I have operated durn the past 40 years on a few hundreds of very septic fracures and non unions, in Europe and in Africa, using AO internal fixation methods and, if the fixation is biomechanically correct and made stable by a strong interfragmentary compression, the non union heals in never longer than 8 weeks and in most of the cases even the infection subsides.

Initial
Initial article (stub) --Mylesclough 23:16, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

I have been going through the list of orthopaedic conditions listed as stubs and suggesting this template for Orthopaedic Conditions (see Talk:Orthopedic surgery) Name Definition Synonyms Incidence Pathogenesis Pathology Stages Classification Natural History/Untreated Prognosis Clinical Features Investigation Non-Operative Treatment Risks of Non-Operative Treatment Prognosis following Non-Operative Treatment Operative Treatment (Note that each operations should have its own wiki entry) Risks of Operative Treatment Prognosis Post Operation Complications Management Prevention History --Mylesclough 06:02, 8 October 2005 (UTC)